Shanua Smith
LPC-MH
About Shanua
As a licensed therapist with two decades of experience in South Dakota, I specialize in supporting individuals through complex emotional landscapes. My practice centers on helping clients navigate challenges like depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.
I am deeply committed to creating a compassionate, non-judgmental space where individuals can explore their inner world and develop meaningful strategies for healing. My approach is holistic and personalized, drawing from evidence-based practices to address issues such as self-love, communication barriers, social anxiety, grief, and personal growth.
My therapeutic work focuses on empowering clients to understand their experiences, build resilience, and cultivate healthier emotional patterns. Whether you’re struggling with workplace stress, relationship challenges, or seeking deeper self-understanding, I’m dedicated to walking alongside you with empathy and professional expertise.
What Shanua helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Shanua works
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “I find it easy to go over the items that stress me out when I have my therapy sessions with Shauna. She understands what I am going through and offers ideas to help relieve some of the stress.”
- “Shanua has been very kind and listens well. I appreciate he willingness to help work through challenges.”
- “Shanua has already helped me greatly in just a few short weeks. As a blue collar worker I was quite hesitant to therapy, Shanua makes it easy”
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- “She is very thorough and very knowledgeable about the needs our son has. Our son is very comfortable with talking with her and there has been a good change within the areas we were concerned about!”
- “She is very thorough and very knowledgeable about the needs our son has. Our son is very comfortable with talking with her and there has been a good change within the areas we were concerned about!”
- “This is my first time talking with a therapist and she has made it really easy and relaxing for me.”
- “Shanua gets my highest recommendation. she is well versed in her field and has excellent communication skills. She knows how to find the central issues and how to approach solutions. She has a gentle touch in approaching sensitive issues , as well.”
- “Shauna is very intuitive and listens and helps me short my thoughts”
- “Shanua listens and makes me feel like my concerns are valid. She gives actionable suggestions and valuable input.”
- “Shauna is great! She is so down to earth and always willing to listen without judgement and help navigate the situation on hand :)”
- “I have had 1 session so far but there was a lot of good information and ideas that have been helpful to me.”
- “Thanks Shauna for all you do for us. Your calm demeanor and incredible wisdom have helped us both so much. Your interactions are thoughtful and so valuable.”
- “She is wonderful.”
- “Had one session already and I truly feeling like I’m in safe place with Shanua to talk about hard topics and learning to move forward.”
- “So far so good I’ve appreciated the help”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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