Winona Echols Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan with twenty years of clinical experience.
01About Winona
Winona Echols Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan with twenty years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and changes that come with major life events. Parents reading on a phone will find clear, direct language and practical support when reaching out.
Her work centers on everyday skills that make life easier. She helps people build self-esteem, handle workplace pressures, and improve communication.
Background and approach
She also offers guidance for those coping with divorce, separation, or blended-family transitions. Winona pays attention to each person’s background and cultural context. She listens for how past experiences and identity shape current struggles.
That helps her tailor suggestions that feel realistic and usable. She also supports people facing isolation, body image concerns, and experiences of prejudice or discrimination. Postpartum depression and women’s issues are areas she often addresses with practical coping steps and emotional support.
Sessions aim to teach clear strategies for day-to-day life. Expect tools for stress management, ways to talk through family conflict, and steps toward greater self-love. Over time, those tools are combined with ongoing check-ins to track progress.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401005928 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1235011552 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Winona lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Winona uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for stress and anxiety management, teaching breathing, grounding, and problem-solving steps that reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning. Another focuses on improving communication skills to help people navigate family tensions, blended-family dynamics, and workplace conflict by practicing clearer, calmer ways to express needs and set boundaries.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life situation. Together they’ll try strategies, see what helps, and adjust the plan over time so it fits the client’s needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversations when that feels important. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or screen fatigue is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep work going between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Winona helps with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like workplace issues, family problems, and postpartum depression.
What is the general style of therapy like?
The approach is practical and supportive, focusing on skills such as communication, stress management, and self-care that can be used between sessions.
How much experience does the therapist have?
She has 20 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor working with a range of life stressors and transitions.
What credential and location does she hold?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Work can happen via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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