About Athina
Athina Smalios is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and related struggles. She draws on 20 years of practice to offer steady support and practical skills. Many clients come to her feeling overwhelmed or stuck and looking for clearer ways to cope.
Athina uses straightforward tools to reduce distress and build everyday coping. Sessions often focus on small changes that add up over time, such as shifting unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors, and practicing grounding strategies.
Background and approach
She places priority on what a person can do between sessions to feel better in daily life. The work is collaborative and down-to-earth. Athina listens first, then helps people set realistic goals and map out steps toward them.
She balances problem-solving with emotional processing so clients can both feel heard and make tangible progress. Her background includes a long record of supporting people through loss, trauma, mood changes, and the stress of caregiving or demanding jobs. Athina is skilled at helping people regain confidence after setbacks and at addressing intense emotions like anger, shame, and guilt.
Sessions may also address communication problems, workplace stress, ADHD challenges, and questions about life purpose. She practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to match techniques to each person's needs. Athina sees people in Florida and conducts sessions in English.
She offers several online formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and daily routine.
How her approaches work online
Thorough, time-tested methods guide the online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily stress. Motivational Interviewing focuses on building a person's own motivation to change, which can help with ambivalence around habits or life transitions. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and practical steps, aiming for small, concrete changes that improve everyday functioning.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to identify goals, then tries techniques that fit those goals and the person's preferences. Sessions evolve as progress is made and priorities shift, so the approach is adjusted together over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and face-to-face connection, while phone sessions can work when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief updates or reflections into a busy day. These options give flexibility so people can engage in therapy in ways that fit their routine and needs.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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