Dr. Marie Smith, LMHC, LPC

Dr. Marie Smith brings more than 25 years of counseling experience to work with individuals and families across the lifespan. She holds a Ph.D. and state licensure as an LMHC and an LPC - LMHC refers to Licensed Mental Health Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor - and combines clinical practice with a long career in education and administration. Her work has taken place in schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional facilities, offering services to both adults and juveniles and addressing needs that arise at different developmental stages.

Her practice emphasizes how societal milestones and life transitions shape self-acceptance through family, peers, school, career, and intimate relationships. As a veteran educator and administrator, she integrates past and present experiences to help people reflect on how childhood and adult experiences influence their current lives. Her training includes supporting individuals with histories of childhood diagnoses and acquired or developmental disabilities, such as ADD/ADHD, specific learning disabilities, autism spectrum concerns, sensory differences, and intellectual or cognitive disabilities.

Family and couples therapy are recommended when evidence suggests goals extend beyond individual or online work, and referrals are made as needed. Presenting concerns commonly addressed include coping skills, anger management, anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships from adolescence through adulthood, adjustment and adaptive behavior, trauma and resiliency related to adverse childhood experiences, divorce and custody matters, college and career readiness, workplace dynamics, and practical problem-solving skills.