Shanasi Smith, LPC
About me
My name is Shanasi Smith. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oklahoma with 20.5 years of experience working in the Mental Health field. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, career challenges, relationship issues, and parenting problems. I have also helped many people with physical and emotional trauma.
My counseling style is person-centered with warmth and compassion. It takes a lot of courage to take the first step and reach out for help. I am here for you to custom tailor your therapy experience to your specific needs. I look forward to embarking on this very personal journey with you. My hope is to aid and assist you to become empowered and overcome any barriers in your life. I believe my role is to provide guidance and direction and I look forward to the privilege to commence on this powerful, therapeutic journey with you.
Specialties
• Depression
• Stress, Anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self-Esteem
• Compassion Fatigue
• Coping with life changes
Also Experienced in:
Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Bipolar disorder, and Aging and Geriatric issues
Clinical Approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 20.5
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Military and veterans issues, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
License information
OK LPC LPC07432
Reviews
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She is amazing and has really helped me in my therapeutic journey
Written on Jun 08, 2023 after therapy with Shanasi for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
she is a great listener, she really understands what I'm going through, and gives great advice on ways to improve my situation
Written on Apr 14, 2023 after therapy with Shanasi for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and anger management
Very easy to share with and provides a space to talk safely
Written on Feb 28, 2023 after therapy with Shanasi for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Shanasi is responsive, and kind. She listens well and I trust she cares. Its helped so much having some one who helps you discover more of how you feel and how looking into what that means is important.
Written on Jan 12, 2023 after therapy with Shanasi for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and bipolar disorder
Has helped more than I ever thought possible
Written on Nov 23, 2022 after therapy with Shanasi for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
She is encouraging, understanding and gives great insight to my situations.
Written on Nov 08, 2022 after therapy with Shanasi for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue