Syreeta Nalls

Hello I am Syreeta Smith, a therapist who believes people could heal themselves with guidance. I started my journey helping children as a volunteer at my children’s elementary school. I progressed from a volunteer to a substitute teacher and then moved into a student of Early Childhood Education at Mercer University. While working as a substitute teacher and a full-time student, I realized the limitations of helping students in a public-school setting. To help children, you must also help their parents, so I changed my major to Human Services with a concentration in Mental Health. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree, I went directly to Walden University to earn her master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling to gain the opportunity to help the entire family. I completed an internship at a mental health hospital, Willowbrooke at Tanner, and was offered a lead therapist position after graduation in the PHP Child/Adolescent program. After two years, I transferred to the Center of Behavioral Health for Tanner to do individual therapy. Two years later, I joined a private practice and the rest is history!

With the heart to help others, I am on the board of three charities, co-founded an organization that feeds the homeless of Atlanta, and works for an organization once a month that helps foster and adopt teens with team-building skills and self-esteem. She enjoys educating children, adults and seniors learn how to process change/trauma, parenting skills, mental health awareness, and help with overall quality of life.

I operate under a mixed modality comprised of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and psychodynamic therapy. When all are combined my approach is to connect thoughts, feelings and actions to change negative patterns; teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation; and explore unconscious thoughts and past experiences to understand current behavior. I have spent years working with people navigating anxiety, depression, grief, Bipolar

Disorder, and trauma-related PTSD, in both public and private sector mental health settings. My focus is practical: helping you build real, lasting skills in coping, communication, assertiveness, and boundary-setting so you leave each session with something you can actually use. I believe therapy works best when it feels like a genuine conversation. If any of this resonates, I would love to connect.

Therapy varies from one provider to the next. My style of therapy is laid back and resemble speaking to a mentor who has your best interest in mind. We will work to build rapport and gain trust so that you can speak freely without fear of judgement. Our first session is a low-pressure conversation. You will share what brought you in, and I

will ask a few questions to understand your goals and your story. There is nothing to prepare. By the end, you should feel heard, have a clearer picture of what our work

together will look like, and feel confident that you found the right support.