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Hello everyone! Welcome to my page. I mostly help clients navigate life transitions, infidelity recovery, stress/anger management, and relationship challenges. If you feel overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about your next steps, I would love to provide a supportive, direct, and compassionate space to heal and grow. Whether you’re rebuilding trust, setting boundaries, or managing anxiety, I can help you develop clarity, confidence, and emotional resilience. Together, we’ll break unhelpful patterns and create lasting change.
I use a lot of CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) to help with reframing thought patterns that may be holding you back. I also explore your past to help understand the root of your issues. We won’t delve into areas you’re not ready for. I hope that, as we build trust, your comfort with vulnerability grows, so together we can face those challenges.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor by the state of Georgia. I have my Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and my Bachelor’s in Sociology and Anthropology. I have worked in private practice, prison, school, hospital, and partial hospitalization settings.
On a personal note, when I am not providing therapy, I am a performer in NYC. Musical Theatre is a passion of mine and Broadway is definitely the end goal for me. I'm also in the process of learning Korean. My favorite cuisine is Mediterranean food. I am a bariatric patient, I had the gastric sleeve to be exact and have lost 100 lbs. I’m the type of person who goes to the beach and can stay in the water for hours. Most importantly, I never give up. Not on myself and definitely not on other people.
Ready to start your journey with me? Let’s go!
Additional areas of focus: Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Family problems, Life purpose, Self-love
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
GA LPC LPC013274
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Shelina Smith. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Best therapist ever
Written on Sep 12, 2024 after therapy with Shelina for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Shelina has such a wonderful way of making me feel heard, acknowledged and supported. I am so grateful to have her as my therapist and there’s no doubt that the sessions I have with her have helped me tremendously through all my progress and goals; her warm honesty and detail with which she listens and identifies the origin of the issue, is why I have had so many breakthroughs and positive results, and I know I always have her guidance, and expertise along the way.
Written on Mar 20, 2024 after therapy with Shelina for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
Shelina is professional, caring, and offers a variety of tools for her clients.
Written on Jan 12, 2023 after therapy with Shelina for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and anger management