About Selma
Selma Smith is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for issues like addiction, anxiety, depression, and feeling overwhelmed by life changes. Selma aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
She works to create a safe space where clients can take the first steps toward change. Selma uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person. Sessions focus on concrete skills for coping with stress, improving sleep, and managing mood swings.
How Selma works
She also addresses concerns such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and substance use by building manageable plans and daily strategies. Parents and caregivers often seek help for burnout, compassion fatigue, and communication problems. Selma helps people sort through grief, trauma, and shame by breaking problems into smaller parts.
She offers coaching-style support for career questions and parenting strains while also addressing fatherhood issues and adoption or foster care concerns. People who face crisis from disasters or first responder stress can work on grounding and coping strategies. Selma also supports those dealing with control issues, dissociation, domestic violence histories, and caregiver stress.
Her approach mixes practical skill-building with empathetic listening. Each plan is individualized. Selma and the person she is helping decide what to try and how to track progress.
The work is steady and focused on real-life change, not just talk.
What Selma works with
The areas below are the ones Selma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Selma uses straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach focuses on teaching coping skills for stress, anxiety, and sleep problems by breaking problems into small steps and practicing new behaviors. Another approach emphasizes mood management and relapse prevention for addiction and bipolar challenges by creating clear plans and daily routines that reduce triggers and support stability.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Selma collaborates with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust as needed. She frames treatment as a team effort where feedback guides which techniques are most helpful for real-life problems.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skill demonstrations. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in during a busy day or to maintain ongoing support between longer appointments. These options aim to make therapy more practical and easier to fit into daily life.
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