Anastasia Smith-McEwen , LPC

Anastasia Smith-McEwen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi who has spent a decade delivering mental health services across a range of care settings. As an LPC she holds the credential that authorizes her to provide counseling services and to support clients working through emotional and behavioral challenges. Her experience includes roles as a home-based foster care counselor, a crisis counselor at a local mental health center, and a therapist on an acute inpatient unit.

Across these settings she has worked with children, adolescents, and adults, providing individual, group, and family counseling. Those encounters exposed her to a variety of mental health disorders and helped her develop a flexible approach to treatment that adapts to each clientâs circumstances and developmental needs.

Anastasia draws from multiple therapeutic methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy, to build practical skills and new perspectives. She is motivated by a deep commitment to helping people acquire tools that make it easier to navigate difficult life transitions and everyday stressors. Her practice emphasizes collaboration, skill-building, and helping clients identify concrete steps toward their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the clientâs experience and creates a supportive space where the therapist follows the clientâs lead, helping them explore values and make meaningful choices. This approach is useful for people seeking greater self-understanding and improved relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective strategies. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and practical coping challenges.

Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of thoughts and feelings, which can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation for those coping with stress and mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Anastasia works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - allowing clients to fit care into busy schedules and access support from home or other convenient locations. For many people this range of options makes it easier to maintain continuity of care and engage consistently with therapy.