Katina Smith , LPC

Katina Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Hammond, Louisiana, who brings a long history of service in social support roles to her clinical practice. She earned a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in 2014 and holds the LPC credential, which indicates formal training and state licensure to provide counseling services.

Her background spans work with diverse populations including children, juveniles, older adults, and people with disabilities, as well as families connected to adoption and foster care. That experience also includes extensive work in substance use and mental health settings and several years focused on crisis intervention and serving survivors of domestic violence. These roles inform a broad clinical perspective on issues such as post-traumatic stress, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, family conflict, co-dependency, anger, and addiction.

In session, she favors a client-centered approach that emphasizes collaboration, empathy, and nonjudgmental support. For teens and adults she commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help identify patterns of thinking and behavior, develop practical coping skills, and address current problems. Her practice centers on building rapport and equipping clients with tools to reshape unhelpful thinking and manage everyday challenges, with the overall aim of strengthening minds and instilling hope.

Evidence-Based Approaches Delivered Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often called CBT, focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is commonly used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day coping challenges by teaching practical skills and structured strategies.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing traumatic experiences in ways that reduce their ongoing impact. This approach helps people manage trauma-related symptoms and build resilience by combining safety, emotional regulation, and gradual processing tailored to each person's pace.

Motivational Interviewing supports clients who are ambivalent about change by exploring values, strengthening motivation, and encouraging small, achievable steps toward goals. It is often used alongside other therapies when working on behavior change such as substance use or habit modification.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Katina Smith works collaboratively with clients to consider their needs, goals, and preferences and to adapt methods over time so the work remains effective and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility by letting clients meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity when schedules or locations change, and access consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists regardless of distance.