- Client-centered approach
- Practical skill building
- Trauma-informed care
About Marie
Dr. Marie Smith is a licensed counselor with 25 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She works with adults and young people navigating career decisions, relationship challenges, and recovery from trauma and addiction. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at making small changes that add up over time.
She trained as a counselor and educator and holds a Ph.D. as well as state licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Dr. Smith has worked in schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional settings, which shaped her straightforward, problem-solving style.
In sessions she listens first, then helps people set realistic goals and steps they can try between meetings. Techniques draw on Client-Centered Therapy to center the person's experience and on cognitive and behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness and trauma-focused ideas are used when useful to build coping and resilience.
Dr. Smith often supports people dealing with family strain, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, and challenges tied to disability or neurodiversity. She also helps with career readiness, workplace stress, and impulsivity concerns.
Her work tends to focus on clear problem solving, skill building, and steady progress rather than quick fixes. People who want a collaborative, experienced clinician to help them make practical changes may find her approach helpful.
How therapy approaches work in online care
Client-Centered Therapy places the person's experience at the center of work. The therapist listens, reflects what she hears, and helps clients decide the goals that matter most. This approach is helpful for people who want a respectful, nonjudgmental space to sort through feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical strategies to notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and workplace or relationship stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can be useful for impulsivity, intense mood swings, and relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try the methods that fit best. That collaborative process can include mixing elements from different approaches as needed.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten commuting time, and allow check-ins during a work break. Different formats can also let people choose quieter or lower-bandwidth options when needed.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Louisiana, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship issues, career questions, trauma and family concerns. There are also focused supports for adoption, attachment, caregiver stress, and young adult issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and pragmatic. She starts by listening, then helps set clear goals and teaches skills to use between sessions.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She brings 25 years of counseling experience across settings like schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional facilities, working with a broad range of concerns and age groups.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds a Ph.D. and is licensed as an LMHC and an LPC, practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.