Marian Smith, LMHC, LPC - Therapist in Florida

About Marian

Marian Smith is a licensed mental health counselor who works from Florida and brings over 21 years of experience to her practice. She holds credentials as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC and as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC. Marian focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed after big life changes, trauma, or ongoing stress.

Her sessions start with careful listening to understand the immediate problem. She and the client set clear, specific goals and track progress together.

Background and approach

Marian uses plain language and step-by-step planning so parents and families can try new approaches between meetings. Marian draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems going. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to build on strengths and find quick, workable steps.

Client-Centered Therapy is part of her way of working so people feel heard and respected while they make changes. Areas she addresses include stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping with life transitions. She also helps with issues like self-esteem, communication problems, and compassion fatigue.

Her style is practical and supportive. She helps clients turn obstacles into concrete plans and small wins. The aim is to move from surviving day to day toward feeling calmer and more in charge of life.

How Marian’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience first and lets the conversation set the pace. Online sessions using this approach focus on listening, understanding what matters most, and helping clients feel respected as they consider changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. In online CBT sessions, a therapist helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches practical skills to test new behaviors and reduce anxiety or mood problems.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, realistic steps that lead to early progress. Over video, phone, or text, this method finds past successes and builds brief action plans that fit daily life and parenting demands.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with online formats. That means trying a technique, checking results, and adjusting plans together.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to schedule around family life and busy days. These options let clients connect from home, review short written suggestions between meetings, and use formats that suit different moods and routines.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Marian address?

She works with stress, anxiety, parenting matters, self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and client-centered, focusing on careful listening, clear goal setting, and step-by-step plans clients can use between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

She has 21 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and life concerns and has helped individuals and families explore different ways of looking at problems.

What credentials and location information are listed?

She is credentialed as an LMHC and an LPC with registrations FL LMHC MH5151 and VA LPC 0701005597, and she practices from Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients served?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 21 years
Licensed: Florida, Virginia
Languages: English

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