Katina (Tina) Smith, LMHC

Indiana · 26 years in practice

Katina (Tina) Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 26 years of experience helping people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and struggles with addiction.

License and registration

LMHC, Indiana: 39004078A · expires April 2026
NPI: 1922150655 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

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About Katina

Katina (Tina) Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 26 years of experience helping people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and struggles with addiction. She takes a down-to-earth approach and aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for worried parents and busy adults. Tina listens closely and helps people name their feelings and make practical changes.

Her sessions blend Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques.

Background and approach

That means she pays attention to emotions and patterns in close relationships, offers supportive listening, and helps clients try out new thoughts and behaviors in daily life. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox when those methods match someone’s goals.

Tina has worked in Indiana for many years and supports people dealing with grief, anger, intimacy issues, parenting strain, and coping with life changes. She also addresses concerns related to eating and body issues, bipolar disorder, and complex stressors such as illness or disaster. Her additional focus areas include commitment and communication problems, blended family challenges, and codependency.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Tina aims to meet people where they are and help them find clearer steps toward emotional health. She encourages a collaborative process that balances empathy with practical strategies for change.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Katina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Cancer
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Katina names

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Online support

How emotion-focused and practical approaches work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name their emotional patterns, especially around close relationships and attachment. It can be useful for those struggling with intimacy, repeated fighting, or feeling disconnected from others.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach helps people feel heard and builds trust while they decide what changes matter most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is practical and goal-oriented, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills for daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tina will talk with the client about concerns, goals, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as needed so the work stays useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues and have deeper conversations, phone sessions require less bandwidth and work well for quick check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can be used for brief updates or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, school, and family life while using the approaches described above.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction. Additional areas include grief, parenting strain, eating-related issues, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She listens, validates feelings, and works with clients to try practical changes that fit daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 26 years of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. That background includes work with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed as an LMHC in Indiana and practices with that credential in mind.

Which languages does she use for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients who can work in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow different ways to check in and work on goals.

How are costs handled?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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