Anastasia Smith-McEwen, LPC

Anastasia Smith-McEwen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi who brings over a decade of experience in mental health care. She has worked across multiple settings, including home-based foster care, crisis counseling at a local mental health center, and as a therapist in an acute inpatient facility, giving her broad exposure to diverse clinical situations.

She has supported children, adolescents, and adults facing a range of mental health disorders, offering group, individual, and family counseling to meet different needs. Her clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy, which she tailors to each person she works with.

Anastasia’s approach is grounded in helping individuals build practical skills and coping strategies to navigate difficult life moments. She prioritizes helping clients develop the tools they need to manage stress, improve relationships, address mood concerns, and cope with life transitions. Her work reflects a commitment to collaborative, client-focused care and to empowering people as they work toward clearer goals and greater resilience.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the therapist’s genuine, nonjudgmental support and focuses on each person’s unique goals and values. This approach helps individuals explore feelings and find their own solutions in a collaborative way, and it adapts well to conversations over video or messaging.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-based approach that identifies unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and teaches strategies to change them. CBT is effective for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes, and it translates directly into structured online sessions using exercises and homework.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and awareness practices to reduce reactivity and promote emotional regulation. These practices can be guided in real time during video or phone sessions and reinforced through shorter live chat or messaging exchanges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Anastasia works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging let clients choose a format that fits their schedule and comfort level. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods, transitions, or when in-person visits are less feasible, while still allowing licensed professionals to deliver focused, goal-oriented support.