- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Marianne
Marianne Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona with 28 years of experience. She brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions and focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, and relationship concerns. She centers her work on building resilience.
Marianne helps people recognize strengths they already have and use those strengths to face hard moments like grief, life changes, and caregiver strain. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, so people leave with clear steps to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Marianne draws on client-centered therapy to make sessions collaborative and respectful. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts and behavior, and dialectical behavior therapy for skills around emotion regulation and distress tolerance. These methods are used to address issues such as panic attacks, mood disorders, and social anxiety.
Her background includes long experience supporting people through divorce, workplace stress, gender dysphoria, and intimacy-related struggles. She values direct communication and creates a relaxed atmosphere that encourages honest conversation. She aims to validate people’s experiences while helping them set realistic goals.
Marianne works with adults on a range of concerns including LGBT issues, bipolar disorder, and financial stress. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and comfort.
What Marianne works with
Everything Marianne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Marianne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Gender dysphoria
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Marianne lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Marianne’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s priorities and values, so sessions start with the client’s goals and move at their pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and tolerating distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marianne discusses options with each person and together they decide which methods to try based on needs and goals. She adapts strategies as progress is made and checks in regularly to see what is and isn’t working.
Online sessions offer flexibility and direct access to care. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, short coaching between sessions, or times when typing is more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use methods that match individual routines and preferences.
Questions people ask about Marianne
What kinds of issues does Marianne help address?
She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship difficulties, grief, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a friendly, straightforward manner that focuses on collaboration and practical steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of experience practicing as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Marianne holds an AZ LPC license and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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