- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Rashada
Rashada Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma. Rashada also supports parents and women who are trying to rebuild self-esteem and improve how they relate to others.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on steps a person can take between sessions.
Background and approach
Rashada pays attention to attachment patterns and caregiver stress when those issues affect daily life and relationships. Rashada draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. She helps clients set clear goals, practice communication skills, and address feelings of guilt, shame, or low self-worth.
Money and life-purpose concerns are treated as part of the whole picture, not as isolated problems. Clients can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes building resilience and self-love. Rashada uses short-term strategies when needed and deeper work for long-standing issues like post-traumatic stress or panic attacks.
She encourages realistic steps toward emotional change and stronger day-to-day coping. Her practice also addresses forgiveness, mood disorders, and panic disorder. Rashada invites people to bring their worries about parenting, relationships, or identity and to look for steady progress over time.
What Rashada works with
Everything Rashada lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rashada helps people with.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Rashada uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on measurable skills and relief. One common approach emphasizes practical skill-building for anxiety and panic, teaching breathing and coping exercises alongside gradual exposure to feared situations. This helps reduce intense reactions and builds confidence in daily life.Another approach she employs concentrates on healing after trauma and abuse by helping people process painful memories and learn grounding strategies. That work often includes learning how attachment patterns influence current relationships and caregiving roles, so clients can make clearer choices about boundaries and support.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in the first sessions. Plans are adjusted over time so the approach fits the client’s needs and pace.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work together. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule or a tight workday.
Questions people ask about Rashada
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and parenting-related strain. Additional focuses include attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and self-esteem concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using evidence-based techniques to set goals and teach skills. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Rashada has 12 years of experience working as a licensed counselor in Alabama. That background includes work with mood disorders, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as LPC in Alabama. Her practice is located in Alabama.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Multiple formats let clients choose what fits their schedule and needs.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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