02/25/2026
✨ Black History Month Provider Spotlight ✨
This month, we are honored to highlight the Black clinicians and healers who help make The Living Room a space where healing feels accessible, equitable, and safe.
Today we’re featuring Tylinia Smith, BSW, Master of Social Work student therapist-in-training at The Living Room.
Tylinia shares:
“My name is Tylinia Smith, BSW, and I am a Master of Social Work student therapist-in-training at The Living Room. I bring experience working with individuals, youth, and families from all walks of life through victim advocacy, mentorship organizations, supervising family reunification services, sexual violence prevention and response, and supporting women transitioning out of prison as they reintegrate into civilian life, just to name a few. These experiences have shaped my commitment to supporting healing, restoration, and meaningful change within individuals and families.”
About her passion and future work:
“I am currently working toward my LCSW with the goal of working with adolescents and adults while specializing in couples and family therapy. I am deeply passionate about witnessing individuals, couples, and families heal in ways that feel healthy, freeing, and peaceful — however that healing may look for each person.”
At The Living Room, Tylinia is preparing to offer:
• Individual therapy
• Couples and family therapy
• Group sessions and presentations
• In-person and virtual services as availability opens
On her approach to therapy:
“I approach therapy from a person-centered perspective, believing that meeting individuals, couples, families, and groups exactly where they are is essential to the healing process. I strive to create a therapeutic space where people feel seen, heard, and valued. Feeling genuinely understood can help individuals feel brave and safe enough to begin their healing work.”
Tylinia also shares:
“I believe clients are the experts of their lived experiences, and I value collaboration, empathy, and authenticity in the therapeutic relationship. As a Black woman, my lived experiences inform how I hold space for others with cultural awareness, humility, and an understanding of how identity, life stages, and systemic factors can shape a person’s experiences and access to healing. My work integrates person-centered, trauma-informed, biopsychosocial, Internal Family Systems, and strengths-based approsches, tailoring care to each individual, couple, or family’s unique needs.”
Outside of her clinical work:
“Intentional self-care is self-love for me. I enjoy spending meaningful time with close friends and my best friend, being with my dog — my son, Rutley — working out, practicing yoga, and spending time in nature. I also practice protecting my energy by using wisdom and discernment in how I invest my time, recognizing that boundary-setting allows me to show up more fully in both my life and my work.”
We are honored to support Tylinia as she grows into her clinical voice and grateful for the care, intention, and heart she already brings to our community.
