Dr. Marie Smith, LMHC, LPC

Dr. Marie Smith, LMHC, LPC, brings over 25 years of counseling experience to her work with individuals across the lifespan. She has earned a Ph.D. and holds state and national licensure and certification as a licensed professional counselor, counselor supervisor, school counselor (K-12), educator, and administrator. Her clinical background includes supporting adults and juveniles in a wide range of settings, including schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional facilities.

Her practice centers on the real-life transitions and expectations people face as they move through different developmental stages. Dr. Smith helps clients explore how family, peer groups, school, career, and intimate relationships shape self-acceptance and personal growth over time. Drawing on her experience as a veteran educator and administrator, she integrates past and present experiences with thoughtful reflection on how earlier life events can influence current patterns, from childhood through adulthood.

Dr. Smith’s training also includes working with individuals who were diagnosed in childhood, young adulthood, or later with developmental and learning-related challenges, including ADD/ADHD, specific learning disability, behavioral concerns, autism, and cognitive or intellectual disabilities. In sessions, clients may focus on concerns such as coping skills, anger management, anxiety, depression, adjustment and adaptive behavior, interpersonal relationships from the teen years through adulthood, trauma and resiliency related to adverse childhood experiences, divorce and custody concerns, college and career readiness, workplace dynamics, and problem-solving skills. When it appears that goals would be better supported through family or couples therapy beyond individual or online work, Dr. Smith strongly advocates for those options and will recommend referrals as appropriate.