Evalee Smith

Evalee Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in mental health and social services. She holds a Master of Social Work from Savannah State University and practices in Georgia and South Carolina as an LISW and LCSW. Evalee brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions and aims to make therapy easy to understand for people under stress.

She sees a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addictions, ADHD, and grief. Evalee also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, caregiver stress, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related matters. Narcissism is listed among her areas of focus, and she addresses related relationship and attachment problems in her work.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are person-centered and strengths-based, with an emphasis on respect and nonjudgmental support. Evalee avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to build a collaborative plan tailored to each person's situation.

Evalee draws on several approaches to guide sessions. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical behavior ideas support emotion regulation and practical coping skills. Attachment-based and emotionally-focused work help with relationship patterns and closeness.

People who prefer clear explanations and practical steps often find her approach helpful. She combines skill teaching, mindfulness, and psychoeducation so clients can try small changes between sessions. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match goals and scheduling before arranging visits.

Therapeutic approaches and online work that focus on relationships

Attachment-based work looks at how past connections shape current relationships. It helps people understand why they react a certain way to closeness and trust, and supports building safer, more reliable patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on finding and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and practical problems people want to change quickly. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage intense feelings and reduce harmful reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as progress and feedback guide the plan.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Different approaches translate well to remote work because they use conversation, skills practice, and homework that fit into daily routines. Licensed professionals can help tailor session length and frequency so therapy fits into everyday schedules.