Yiasha Smith, LPC

Yiasha Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of clinical experience in South Carolina. She focuses on helping people cope with depression, anxiety, trauma and major life changes. Yiasha aims to create a space where someone can talk through what’s weighing on them and start to feel less stuck.

She has worked a lot with young adults adjusting to new stages of life and with people managing chronic mental health concerns. Yiasha also brings experience supporting people with relationship strain, grief, substance concerns, and identity-related stress. Her approach centers on listening first and helping clients set clear, manageable goals.

In sessions she pays attention to the thoughts that shape day-to-day mood and behavior. Yiasha uses practical strategies to notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She pairs that with skill-building for emotion regulation and communication when needed.

Yiasha draws from several evidence-informed methods to match each person’s needs. That can include short-term, goal-focused work as well as longer conversations about past hurts and current coping. She encourages active collaboration so clients know why they are trying each step.

Her aim is to make therapy understandable and useful. People who want straightforward guidance, tools they can use between sessions, and someone who listens without judgment may find her style helpful.

How Yiasha’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building trust through listening and reflecting back what a person says. It helps people feel heard and helps clarify what they want from therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical steps to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety, depression, or unhelpful routines. It often involves small exercises to practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, including mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Yiasha will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She collaborates with clients to try methods and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking so you know how she is meeting with clients. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, or have shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt techniques like CBT and DBT for remote conversations so clients can practice skills between sessions and track progress over time.