About Qiana
Qiana Russell is a licensed social worker with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood, or difficulty with self-esteem. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people make small changes that add up to real relief.
Qiana believes people are the experts in their own lives and builds on each person's strengths. Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented.
Background and approach
She blends practical skills with listening so people leave with clear steps they can try between visits. Her work often includes tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm.
When trauma is part of the story, she incorporates trauma-focused techniques to help process painful memories safely. Qiana has supported people facing parenting challenges, relationship bumps, grief, addiction concerns, mood disorders, and others who need a steady, patient ally. She also addresses communication issues, forgiveness, and building self-love over time.
She holds LISW, LCSW, and CSW credentials and practices in Georgia. Qiana aims to make the first steps feel manageable and to give practical tools people can use between sessions.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building on each person's strengths. In practice this means the therapist reflects what the client says, asks questions that clarify goals, and supports the client's own problem solving. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice and reframe unhelpful thoughts and to test changes in behavior, which can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness therapy adds short attention and breathing practices to help reduce reactivity and improve focus.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review the client's needs, goals, and preferences and suggest approaches to try. That plan can change over time based on what helps most, and adjustments are made collaboratively.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different situations. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for teaching skills and doing exercises. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while working toward clear, practical goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Georgia
- Languages
- English
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