Dr. Marie Smith, LMHC, LPC

Dr. Marie Smith is a licensed counselor with 25 years of clinical experience who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She works with adults on common life pressures like work, relationships, grief, and transitions. Her approach aims to make daily life more manageable and forward-moving.

She draws on client-centered methods to build a respectful, practical conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes. Trauma-focused work and mindfulness exercises are offered when past events or overwhelming feelings get in the way of functioning.

Her background includes work in schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional settings. That range has shaped a flexible style that fits different life stages and situations. She also has experience with developmental and intellectual differences and with issues connected to adoption, attachment, and caregiver stress.

Sessions often focus on concrete skills such as coping techniques, anger management, problem solving, and career readiness. When concerns suggest more than individual work can provide, referrals for family or couples services are recommended. The goal is steady progress that fits each person's daily life.

Dr. Smith holds a Ph.D. and maintains licensure as a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselor. People who prefer to use evidence-based strategies alongside a supportive listening approach may find her style a good fit.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters most to the client, helping people feel heard and guiding them to their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps identify how past events affect current reactions and introduces skills to reduce overwhelming reminders and improve daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. People often combine methods, for example using mindfulness to manage strong feelings and CBT to change stressful thought patterns.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can guide how to adapt exercises, skills practice, and coping plans to work in everyday life, whether in longer weekly meetings or briefer follow-ups depending on what is agreed.