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Dr. Marie Smith, LMHC, LPC
Louisiana
LMHC LPC - Stress and Trauma
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Dr. Marie Smith is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience practicing in Louisiana. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationships, grief, career issues, and coaching. She has worked in schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional facilities and uses practical strategies to address everyday problems.
Her approach emphasizes clear, measurable steps. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on client-centered methods, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and trauma-focused practices to address coping and emotional regulation.
Marie describes developmental milestones and life transitions as important contexts for current struggles. She helps people trace how early experiences and present expectations shape behavior and mood. That perspective is often used alongside skills training for anger, impulsivity, or stress management.
Her background includes roles in education and administration, which she uses to support career and academic concerns. She has experience working with people who have developmental or intellectual disabilities, attention differences, autism spectrum presentations, and learning challenges.
In sessions she focuses on concrete skills - coping, problem solving, and career readiness - and offers referrals when broader family or couple work appears necessary. Practical plans, short-term goals, and regular reviews of progress are typical parts of her work.
How her approaches translate to online work
Dr. Smith commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break down problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. CBT sessions focus on specific steps such as tracking thoughts, testing assumptions, and practicing new behaviors, which can be done in short exercises between meetings. She also uses trauma-focused methods that concentrate on coping skills and stabilizing responses after adverse experiences. Those techniques tend to emphasize grounding, pacing, and skill rehearsal rather than long narrative work.She also draws on client-centered and DBT ideas when appropriate. Client-centered methods prioritize listening and reflecting so the person’s goals guide the plan. Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that are useful for impulsivity and strong reactions. Deciding which mix to use is a collaborative process based on the person’s needs, goals, and what feels workable in session.
Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. The therapist will discuss how to structure sessions so they fit your schedule and clinical goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Louisiana, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and career concerns among others.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and test new ways of responding through practical exercises and homework.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Ph.D. and has over 25 years of counseling experience in schools, hospitals, clinics, and correctional settings.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LMHC and LPC licensed in Florida and Louisiana and practices from Louisiana.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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