Dr. Marie Smith

Dr. Marie Smith holds a Ph.D. and maintains board licensure and certification at the state and national level as a licensed professional counselor, counselor supervisor, and school counselor for K-12. She is also an educator and administrator with more than 25 years of counseling experience. Her clinical work has taken place in schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional facilities, serving both adults and juveniles.

Her scope crosses the age span and centers on the transitions and milestones that shape self-acceptance within family, peer, school, career, and intimate relationship contexts. As a veteran educator and administrator, she draws on past and present roles to reflect on how life events and developmental stages contribute to current concerns from childhood into adulthood.

Training and clinical practice include work with individuals who carry diagnoses from childhood or who have acquired disabilities in adulthood, such as developmental disabilities, ADD/ADHD, specific learning disabilities, sensory impairments including autism, and cognitive or intellectual disabilities. Family and couples therapy are advocated when assessment indicates needs beyond individual or online treatment, and referrals are recommended as identified.

Presenting concerns listed in her practice include coping skills, anger management, anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships across adolescence and adulthood, adjustment and adaptive behavior issues, trauma and resiliency including adverse childhood experiences, divorce and custody matters, college and career readiness, workplace dynamics, and problem solving skills.