Shaniqua Smith, LCSW, CSW

Shaniqua Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Georgia who blends practical skills with a warm, direct style. She draws on five years of experience in hospitals, nonprofits, and private practice to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions. Shaniqua keeps sessions focused and down to earth so overwhelmed parents and busy adults can use tools right away.

Her approach is straightforward. She listens for patterns that keep someone stuck and then builds clear steps to change them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the methods she uses to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and shift to more workable ones. She also uses attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening to strengthen relationships and self-understanding.

Shaniqua pays attention to what matters outside the session. She remembers small details and checks in about real-life progress between visits. Clients who struggle with communication, control issues, grief, or identity concerns such as LGBT matters often find practical strategies and steady support in her work.

She also offers options for parents facing the stress of childcare, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and people coping with HIV/AIDS. Sessions include concrete skills for emotion regulation, boundaries, and self-love so daily life feels more manageable.

Outside of work she leads Hike & Heal walks that combine movement and conversation. Those walks reflect her belief that healing includes both action and reflection. Shaniqua aims to help people leave therapy with tools they actually use.

How these approaches translate to online care

Shaniqua commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships and helps people build safer, more trusting interactions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then adapt methods to fit those needs. Clients and therapist decide together whether to focus on skill-building, relationship patterns, or both.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and role-play, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or continued support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.