Therapist profile
Tahaji Smith, LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
Continue with TahajiWhere Tahaji stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Florida / SW24154
- NPI
- 1801609797
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Codependency support
- CBT and ACT methods
- Trauma and addiction
About Tahaji
Tahaji Smith, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida with three years of clinical experience as an LCSW and a longer history in public service. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, trauma, and the strain that comes from caregiving or compassion fatigue. She also works with issues around codependency, attachment and intimacy-related difficulties.
Her practice style is straightforward and practical. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns. She also uses Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused approaches to focus on feelings and relationship dynamics. Sessions tend to look like calm conversations about what is happening now and what patterns keep repeating.
Tahaji leans on real-world experience from years in emergency services before becoming a social worker. That background shaped how she listens to stress and crisis and how she supports people making changes in daily life. She speaks English and practices in Florida as an LCSW.
In sessions she helps people set clearer boundaries, manage urges and substance concerns, and cope with big life transitions. She offers concrete tools drawn from CBT and ACT to shift thinking and build small, steady habits. She also helps people talk through attachment wounds, abandonment fears, and communication problems.
Starting work with her usually involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first meeting. The approach is collaborative - the therapist and client work together to set goals and try practical steps that fit the client’s everyday life.
How sessions work
How Tahaji Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences dictate actions. It encourages clarifying values and taking small steps toward those values, which can help with codependency and difficulty saying no. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It offers concrete exercises to test beliefs, reduce anxiety, and change unhelpful reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tahaji will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first, based on current struggles, goals, and what feels manageable. She combines emotion-focused conversations with practical CBT or ACT exercises so clients can test new ways of relating and behaving between sessions.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or making it simpler to schedule around work or caregiving. Ask about the available session formats and how they can fit into your daily routine before you schedule.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, and caregiver or compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational. She uses approaches that focus on emotions, thoughts, and values to help people change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She is an LCSW with three years of clinical experience and a longer background in public service work prior to clinical practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the credential LCSW and practices in Florida as an FL LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.