About Marianne
Marianne Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 28 years of experience. She uses a calm, straightforward style to help people tackle stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and changes that come with caregiving or life transitions. She centers sessions on the person in front of her, listening without judgment and responding in plain language.
Clients can expect clear feedback and practical steps aimed at improving day-to-day coping, mood, and communication.
How Marianne works
Marianne blends client-centered work with cognitive and behavioral tools when helpful. Over nearly three decades she has worked with people facing grief, panic, bipolar and mood disorders, trauma, and burnout from caregiving or workplace strain. That experience shapes how she notices patterns and offers concrete strategies for managing emotions and stress.
She pays particular attention to relationship and communication problems and to concerns around gender and sexual identity. Her approach is warm and direct. Marianne values honesty and authenticity and invites people to be themselves in sessions.
She helps set realistic goals and checks progress along the way so the work stays focused and meaningful. Marianne offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People using her services complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on available times.
Marianne lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Marianne works with
The areas below are the ones Marianne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How her approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and responding with empathy and respect. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions for relationship, identity, and life transition issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. Marianne uses CBT techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking, try new ways of thinking, and practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. Practical DBT tools can help with mood swings, anger, and stress from caregiving or workplace pressure.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Marianne will talk with the person about their goals and preferences, suggest techniques that fit, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The fit between therapist, approach, and client needs is checked regularly so work stays useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, and daily life.
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