- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Luciana
Luciana Smalls is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who focuses on practical, skills-based support. She brings nine years of clinical experience and more than two decades in human services to sessions. Luciana works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, addiction, and life transitions.
Sessions are offered in English and tailored to each person's situation. Her approach feels warm and direct. She listens first, then helps people set concrete goals and build tools they can use right away.
Background and approach
Techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy are used alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing. The result is a blend of evidence-informed strategies and a respectful, person-focused style. Luciana often helps people who are dealing with adoption or foster care issues, blended family concerns, fatherhood questions, caregiver stress, and communication or commitment problems.
She also supports people facing grief, trauma, body image struggles, and compassion fatigue. Work can include coaching-style sessions to practice new behaviors and communication patterns. Sessions may move at a gentle pace or be more challenging depending on the client's goals.
Each person co-creates a plan that fits their needs and timeline. Luciana aims to give straightforward, usable strategies so progress continues between sessions. People choose her for practical guidance when life feels overwhelming or stuck.
She invites anyone ready to take a step toward change to begin by describing their goals and trying an approach that fits them.
What Luciana works with
Everything Luciana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Luciana helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Luciana lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting support
Luciana uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where parents can talk through challenges and identify strengths. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people decide what matters most for their family life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT sessions often include straightforward exercises and homework to practice new ways of responding to stress, anxiety, or parenting conflicts.
She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and communication are central concerns. DBT tools help people manage strong feelings, reduce impulsive reactions, and improve relationships over time.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest a plan to try. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video sessions help with face-to-face conversation and practicing interaction skills. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coaching prompts, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, and busy days.
Questions people ask about Luciana
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns as well as addiction, trauma, grief, self-esteem, and career or life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is nurturing yet challenging. She uses practical tools and respectful conversation to help people meet short- and long-term goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and over twenty years working in human services.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a South Carolina LPC credential and practices with clients in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She sees clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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