About Qiana
Qiana Russell offers straightforward, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, or struggles with mood. She helps clients sort through relationship strain, parenting concerns, addictive behaviors, and trauma-related symptoms. Her approach focuses on small, doable steps that build confidence and clearer thinking.
Qiana is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio and holds the credentials LISW, LCSW, and CSW. She brings 16 years of direct practice experience to sessions and draws on methods that help people act differently in hard situations.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and aim to make change feel manageable rather than sudden. Her work often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and create new habits. She also uses client-centered ideas to make space for each person’s story, and trauma-focused methods when past hurts get in the way of daily life.
Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are added when the goal is clearer focus or quicker problem-solving. In practical terms she helps people identify strengths, set realistic goals, and practice skills between sessions. She pays attention to communication problems and family issues that affect how a person copes.
The tone is encouraging and direct, with an emphasis on steady progress. Qiana practices from Georgia and conducts sessions in English. She aims to meet people where they are and support them through concrete steps toward better functioning and self-love.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and strengths. The therapist listens deeply, reflects understanding, and helps people decide what matters most so they can move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions; it teaches practical skills to change thinking patterns and develop healthier habits for anxiety, depression, or mood concerns. Trauma-Focused Therapy targets the effects of past hurt by helping people process difficult memories and reduce their impact on daily life.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to specific needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan so it fits the client’s pace and priorities.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or camera use is hard, and chat or text let people check in between meetings or fit brief sessions into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep momentum and use therapeutic tools when life gets busy.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also works with
- 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