Luciana Smalls

Luciana Smalls is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina. She blends practical strategies with a warm, down-to-earth style to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her sessions focus on concrete skills and steady support so people can take next steps when life feels overwhelming.

Luciana draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered work to build plans tailored to each person. She also uses dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness to help with emotional regulation and reducing intense reactions. Conversations emphasize clear goals, small skill-building steps, and realistic practice between sessions.

Her background includes nine years as a mental health counselor and many more years in human services. That experience informs work with concerns like parenting, adoption and foster care, relationship problems, grief, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She describes her style as nurturing as well as challenging when needed, aiming to push toward change while staying supportive.

In sessions Luciana listens for a person’s values and cultural context, then helps create a personal plan. She uses motivational interviewing techniques to strengthen commitment and mindfulness practices to reduce stress. Practical tools and homework are offered so people leave with clear steps to try between meetings.

She invites people ready to make changes to begin with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability. The focus is on steady progress and building skills that fit into everyday life.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and respected; it helps when someone wants a therapist who follows their lead and builds from their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, useful when strong emotions or impulsivity get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process can include trying different techniques and adjusting plans as needs change.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people use mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets between meetings to keep progress moving forward.