Tahaji Smith, LCSW
Hopeful guidance for everyday challenges
Details
| Name | Tahaji Smith |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 3 |
About Tahaji
Tahaji Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, and major life changes. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person. Tahaji uses clear, practical language so parents and busy adults can follow along easily.
She takes a narrative-informed approach, inviting people to tell the stories they live by and look for new meanings. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered work to help people notice difficult feelings and choose actions that match their values.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral ideas are used when unhelpful thoughts get in the way of daily life. Tahaji spent years in public service before shifting into clinical work, and that background shapes her calm, steady style. She aims to make room for difficult emotions while keeping the work goal-oriented and doable between sessions.
Sessions move at a pace the client finds manageable. In the room she helps people sort priorities, try out different ways of responding, and practice new skills. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they appear, and to issues like body image, codependency, caregiver stress, and impulse control.
Tahaji is based in Florida and works in English. Her practice includes support for people dealing with trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She frames therapy as a collaborative process focused on small, steady changes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression among the things Tahaji works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tahaji among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Tahaji directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Tahaji directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online sessions
Therapy with Tahaji often draws on Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and revise the personal stories that shape their choices, which can be useful for issues like abandonment, attachment, and identity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches how to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward what matters most, which can help with anxiety, depression, and caregiving stress.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where each person sets the pace. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Tahaji offers a collaborative process, listening to goals and trying methods that fit each person's preferences and needs rather than following a single formula.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video offers face-to-face interaction for skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief, ongoing support between sessions and can be useful for scheduling flexibility and quick adjustments to coping strategies. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Tahaji help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma and abuse, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are calm and practical. She combines narrative listening with values-focused work and straightforward skill practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tahaji has three years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and many prior years in public service that inform her approach.
Where is she located and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in Florida as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and provides services from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in Florida according to licensing rules.
What formats are used for sessions?
Tahaji works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and getting started work?
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