Marlene Smith is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and depression.
01About Marlene
Marlene Smith is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters to each person. She encourages small steps and practical changes that can make daily life feel more manageable.
Marlene focuses on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions aim to clarify what’s most troubling and identify straightforward coping tools.
Background and approach
She uses approaches that emphasize understanding how relationships and past experiences shape current reactions. Her background includes three years of counseling experience working with adults on life transitions and emotional challenges. Marlene draws on a mix of strategies to match what the person needs in the moment, from skills-building to deeper conversations about attachment and connection.
People who come to her often want help with communicating more clearly, building confidence, or handling big changes like separation or caregiving. She also supports concerns related to adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, body image, cancer, and other stressful life events. Marlene practices in West Virginia as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor.
She offers sessions in English and uses formats that fit a busy life, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Getting started is a simple process of completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. Her approach is steady and down-to-earth, aiming to help people find practical ways to feel better and move forward.
02Credentials
- LPC (West Virginia)
- License 2873 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1437998689 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Marlene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Marlene names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Marlene names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Online approaches that focus on connection and skills
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationships shape current emotions and ways of relating. In sessions this looks like talking about important relationships and noticing how those patterns show up today, which can help with trust and closeness issues.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and pace. The therapist listens without judgment and follows what feels most important to the client, which helps people feel heard and figure out their own next steps.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, change unhelpful thinking, and build healthier routines.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are encouraged to say what feels useful so sessions stay focused on real-world change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when needed, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit care into work, caregiving, or other commitments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Marlene commonly address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship troubles, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, body image, cancer, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Marlene combines client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused approaches. Sessions balance skills practice with exploring how relationships influence feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional counseling experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life-transition concerns.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in West Virginia and is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, registered in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located according to applicable licensing rules.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give people several ways to connect depending on their needs.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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