Dr. Tina Smith, LPC

Dr. Tina Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who centers her work on building strong therapeutic relationships. She combines practical talking and skills-based work so people can manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She also supports issues related to relationships, intimacy, parenting, and living with health challenges.

She uses an integrated approach that blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness. That means sessions focus on what matters to the client, while also using clear tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also draws on emotionally focused ideas for relationship work and elements of the Gottman Method when couples want to strengthen communication.

Dr. Smith has six years of counseling experience across clinical and correctional settings. Her background includes work with addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and complex family concerns. She has worked with people from many cultures and with diverse gender and sexual identities.

She holds LPC credentials and has provided services in both online and face-to-face environments. Her practice emphasizes a strengths-based, meet-people-where-they-are stance and prioritizes collaboration on goals and strategies. People can expect practical steps and straightforward talk aimed at daily functioning and clearer relationships.

Her work also addresses additional concerns such as chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, codependency, and grief after separation. She helps people identify choices, try specific coping skills, and track small changes over time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful connection. In practice that means the therapist spends time understanding a person’s goals and responds to what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses clear, practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and routines; it can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. That may mean trying different strategies and adjusting the plan based on what helps most in day-to-day life.

The biography notes experience with online and face-to-face settings, but specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, save travel time, allow quieter check-ins during a break, or let someone continue work during relocation. Licensed professionals can use structured worksheets, brief skills practice, and conversational sessions effectively at a distance, and the therapist will help match tools and pacing to each person’s routine and goals.