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Online therapist

Roslyn Smith

Calm, practical support for life's hard moments

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Roslyn

Roslyn Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns. She uses straightforward talk and practical strategies so parents and adults can find clearer paths forward.

Her work is direct and focused on what people are dealing with now. She listens first, then helps clients set small, realistic goals. Sessions emphasize skills people can use between meetings, like handling strong emotions, improving sleep, or managing cravings.

Background and approach

Roslyn draws from therapies that teach new thinking and coping habits. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns and acceptance-based work to reduce struggle with difficult feelings. Dialectical skills and client-centered listening are blended in, depending on what a person needs.

She has supported people with parenting stress, intimacy issues, career pressures, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life transitions. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care matters, attachment and communication problems, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and other complex concerns listed in her profile. Roslyn practices from Mississippi and conducts sessions in English.

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward valued actions. It helps people cope with anxiety, depression, and life changes by clarifying what matters and taking manageable steps toward it. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and coping with stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication, which can help with intense emotions and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve, and sessions are adjusted accordingly.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling parenting, work, or health concerns. Roslyn provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can pick what fits their routine. These options make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and to practice new skills in daily life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Roslyn address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, intimacy issues, sleeping problems, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career strain, bipolar symptoms, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients set small goals and learn skills they can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a licensed professional counselor with the credential MS LPC 1251 and practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Mississippi
Languages
English

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