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Arkava Smith

Compassionate counselor guiding practical change

LPMHC Delaware

Experience
16 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Arkava

Arkava Smith is a licensed mental health counselor (LPMHC) based in Delaware with 16 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Background and approach

She creates a welcoming atmosphere that encourages honest sharing of thoughts and emotions, and she supports clients who are facing relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleeping problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and life transitions. Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed methods with a warm, client-centered stance.

Arkava uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new coping skills, while also drawing on client-centered principles to prioritize the individual's experience. She incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness skills are needed.

Throughout the therapeutic process she emphasizes collaboration, respect, and a nonjudgmental presence to help clients move toward more balanced, manageable daily living.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Arkava draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering concrete strategies for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize each person's perspective, listening deeply and helping clients set their own goals while building a trusting working relationship. When challenges involve intense emotions or relationship patterns, she may integrate Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Arkava works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapts techniques over time so the work stays relevant and aligned with progress and life circumstances.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and daily routines. These options allow for flexible scheduling, quicker check-ins between sessions, and access from different locations, helping clients practice tools in real-life contexts while maintaining continuity of care with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Arkava commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style blends a client-centered, empathetic stance with practical, skills-based techniques. She emphasizes collaboration and creates a nonjudgmental space for exploring thoughts and feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional work experience supporting people with a variety of mental health and life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Arkava holds the credential LPMHC with license number DE LPMHC PC-0000483 and practices in Delaware.
Does she work with clients in other languages or internationally?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Antisocial personalityInfidelityMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Delaware

Languages

English