Qiana Russell, LISW, LCSW, CSW

Qiana Russell is a licensed social worker with more than 16 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and mood concerns. She also supports those dealing with grief, addictions, and trauma and abuse, and she offers practical help around parenting and relationship problems.

Qiana approaches work from the view that people know their own stories and strengths. She draws on methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-focused work to help clients change unhelpful patterns and process painful memories. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions practical and goal-oriented.

In sessions she tends to focus on clear steps people can use between meetings. That might include identifying triggers, testing new ways of thinking, or practicing short mindfulness exercises. The aim is to create manageable changes that fit into daily life rather than overwhelming homework.

Her training includes practice with evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and motivational methods. Qiana holds LISW and LCSW credentials and has worked across clinical settings during her career. She works from Georgia and offers services in English.

People who reach out can expect a collaborative tone. Qiana will listen first, then help set goals and plan steps you can try. She emphasizes respect for each person’s pace and strengths.

Approaches that support healing online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and decide goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. Trauma-focused therapy helps people process painful memories and reduce the way those memories affect daily life, often through careful, paced work tailored to each person's needs.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match goals and preferences. That may mean combining techniques or shifting focus as progress is made, and choices will be checked in with the client along the way.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are offered before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use brief mindfulness practices or homework tools between sessions to reinforce what was covered in therapy.