Yiasha Smith

Yiasha Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina. She has six years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people navigate major life changes and day-to-day stress. Her work often centers on depression, trauma, and anxiety. She emphasizes a nonjudgmental presence and practical steps during sessions.

Yiasha has spent much of her career helping young adults adjust to new stages of life and supporting people living with ongoing mental health challenges. She listens for what matters most to each person, then works with them to identify small changes that can make daily life easier. Sessions aim to reduce painful thoughts and boost skills for handling difficult moments.

Her approach is collaborative and grounded in real-world tools. Yiasha draws from client-centered methods to keep the person’s goals at the center, and uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to notice and shift unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy and solution-focused strategies to build coping skills and recognize progress.

People come to Yiasha for a range of concerns including relationship strain, grief, anger, addiction-related struggles, body-image issues, parenting stress, and career transitions. She makes space for emotional material while steering conversations toward manageable next steps.

Sessions move at a steady, respectful pace and aim to leave people with concrete actions between appointments. To begin, a reader can use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Client-centered work means the session focuses on the person's priorities and pace; the therapist follows the person's lead while offering reflective feedback and support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot patterns of thinking that make problems worse and practices small behavioral changes to feel better. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and skills for managing intense feelings and impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Yiasha will help identify which methods make the most sense based on a person's goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where the client and therapist try strategies and pick what fits.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats available before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for timing, session length, and a pace that fits everyday life.