Yiasha Smith, LPC - Therapist in South Carolina

About Yiasha

Yiasha Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings six years of clinical experience to her work. She practices in South Carolina and focuses on family and parenting concerns among many related issues. Yiasha aims to create a calm, practical space where parents and adults can talk through the problems they face.

Her language is direct and easy to follow so people can focus on next steps rather than jargon.

Background and approach

Yiasha has worked with adults coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, addiction, self-esteem struggles, and parenting stress. Sessions tend to emphasize changing unhelpful thinking and building clearer ways to cope with daily demands.

Her approach blends client-centered care with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That means she listens first and then helps clients try tools that fit their life. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas when a short-term plan is helpful.

In sessions, Yiasha brings steady energy and practical goal-setting. She encourages small, manageable steps and checks in on progress. Parents often find this helpful when routines and communication need rebuilding.

To begin, she asks about the immediate concerns and what a better day looks like. From there she and the client shape goals and try strategies that match real life. The work is collaborative and focused on useful skills rather than labels.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy places the client's goals and values at the center of sessions. Yiasha listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping shape each session around real-life concerns like parenting stress or relationship tension.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online sessions can include practical exercises and home-based assignments to try between meetings, which helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. When emotion regulation or impulsivity are concerns, DBT techniques teach step-by-step tools that can be practiced during the week and reviewed in sessions.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. She will work with each client to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying a few techniques and adjusting as progress is tracked.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules. These formats support regular check-ins, follow-up between meetings, and flexible ways to use the tools learned in therapy.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Yiasha address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, addictions, parenting and family concerns, grief, and self-esteem.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses a direct, practical style that starts with listening. Sessions focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and trying small, workable skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of professional experience working with adults and families in South Carolina.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licence number SC LPC 10800 and practices in South Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with scheduling?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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