About Quinton
Quinton Smith offers direct, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes. He writes short-term and longer-term goals with each person and focuses on clear steps they can use between sessions. Quinton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of experience and works from a respectful, nonjudgmental stance.
He begins by listening closely to each person’s story and circumstances. That includes emotional, social, work, and cultural factors that shape how problems show up.
Background and approach
He asks for collaboration so clients shape their goals and priorities together with him. Quinton blends person-centered care with skills-based methods. He may use acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused techniques depending on the need.
Sessions aim to be practical and grounded, with homework designed to fit daily life. People often come for help with mood problems, addiction concerns, grief, anger, relationship stress, parenting strain, or identity and cultural challenges. He also supports those working through codependency, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and young adult issues.
Quinton works with people in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English. He outlines straightforward steps for getting started and explains session formats and expectations at the first meeting. The emphasis is on honest collaboration and building skills that last beyond therapy.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Quinton often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. That approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life direction concerns. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach practical skills for shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior in day-to-day situations. CBT is often helpful for managing anxiety, mood symptoms, and impulsive patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then he and the client choose methods to try, adjusting as needed so the plan fits the person’s life and values.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and teaching of exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and text messaging are useful for ongoing reflection, quick coaching, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, and busy family life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English