Sheena Smith

***CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW VIRTUAL CLIENTS*** Dr. Sheena Smith is the owner and sole practioner at Sheena Baker PLLC/InnerSource Counseling. Sheena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a master's degree in social work and doctorate degree in clinical psychology. She is currently scheduling new adult clients residing in Florida, Oklahoma, California, and Virginia for virtual therapy sessions. Primary issues treated include stress and life transitions, grief and loss, complex childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, narcissistic abuse, co-dependency and attachment concerns, parenting concerns, divorce/separation, and other family/relationship issues. Additional issues of treatment include adult ADHD, OCD, anger management, self-esteem, depression and mood disorders, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic pain/illness. It takes a lot of courage to seek help and Sheena strives to facilitate a safe and comfortable environment for clients. Her approach to therapy is empathetic and caring, holistic, client-centered, strengths-based, and individually tailored to meet each person's specific needs. As a former Texan and Oklahoman now residing in the Tampa Bay area, Sheena has 19 years of experience in social services and mental health treatment. She has had the privilege of working with clients from many different backgrounds. In addition to private practice, Sheena previously worked in community-based behavioral healthcare agencies, joint active-duty military and veteran mental health clinics, pain management clinic, and elderly care facilities. She worked in a domestic violence shelter, inpatient hospital for severe autism, public schools, and a foster-care agency. She has worked extensively with child-development and has published research related to the topic. She has led teams in disaster relief and served in leadership for programs offering transitional housing, veteran housing, and low-income housing. Sheena completed law enforcement academy and became a certified law enforcement officer in the state of Texas to better serve victims of crime and domestic violence. She has led clinical teams, provided clinical supervision, offered professional development and community psychoeducational trainings and coaching sessions, developed social services programs, and served on community boards. She continues to remain current with the latest research and interventions in the mental health field. Sheena is able to implement a wide-scale of clinical, research-informed therapeutic interventions. She has completed training courses (non-certified) in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT, CBT-I, TF-CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Brainspotting, Exposure-Therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Inner-Child Work, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Positive Psychology, Nutrition & Mental Health Interventions, along with many additional modalities and areas of treatment. Sheena is able to assess for and provide written diagnostic reports for military service-related PTSD. She is trained in assessing for and completing qualifying letters for Emotional Support Animals (ESA's) for clients actively engaged in treatment. This practice makes inclusion a priority, serving people from different backgrounds and all walks of life with dignity and respect. *LGBTQIA+ Affirming *Minority Advocate *Culturally Considerate *Secular or Religious Integrations *Disabled, chronically ill and pain patients *Military & Law Enforcement/First Responder Competency *Emerging/young adults, middle-aged, and aging populations