Tonya Smith, LPC

Tonya Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, or low self-esteem. Tonya meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps that can make life feel more manageable.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She listens first, then collaborates on a plan that fits each person’s needs and goals. Sessions aim to build skills for coping with change, managing intense emotions like anger, and improving sleep and day-to-day functioning.

Tonya uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete ways to change them. She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, achievable steps clients can take right away. These approaches are applied to a wide range of concerns, including parenting stress, career challenges, grief, and issues related to intimacy.

She has worked with people facing complex situations such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and caregiver strain. Tonya also addresses relationship topics like communication, commitment issues, and separation or divorce. Her aim is to help clients find clearer ways forward and regain a sense of control.

Tonya encourages people to take the first step and offers guidance on how therapy will proceed. She adapts the pace and focus so progress fits each client’s life and schedule.

How cognitive and solution-focused work online

Tonya commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that make problems worse, then practice specific techniques to change them. That approach can help with anxiety, depression, sleep troubles, and managing mood swings.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify clear, immediate goals and build on small successes. This method is useful when someone wants concrete steps to improve relationships, cope with life changes, or address parenting and career challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tonya works together with clients to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and daily routines. She adjusts plans as progress is made and as needs change, so therapy stays relevant and doable.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when helpful, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat offers a quicker back-and-forth, and text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.