Marlene Smith, LPC

Marlene Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low in confidence, or stuck after life changes. She works with clients who want support for depression, relationship struggles, self-esteem, and motivation. Marlene aims to make the first step toward therapy feel manageable and encouraging.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters to them. Sessions tend to center on understanding patterns in thoughts and feelings, and trying small changes that can make daily life easier. Marlene listens for what someone values and uses that to guide practical next steps.

Her background includes work addressing adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, body image, cancer-related distress, and difficulties that come with aging and geriatric issues. Marlene also supports people coping with divorce, separation, domestic violence, and other family-related strains.

Her approach draws from several therapy styles to match each person’s needs. That can mean focusing on emotions in relationships, looking at unhelpful thinking, or practicing skills for regulating intense feelings. Marlene encourages people to set realistic goals and to notice small progress.

She practices in West Virginia and conducts sessions in English. If you want to try therapy, she offers a steady listening presence and practical tools to help you move forward.

How these approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. Online sessions using this approach help people notice relational patterns and practice new ways of relating, which can ease loneliness and improve communication.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the client’s experience at the center. In this approach the therapist follows the client's pace, reflects what they hear, and supports people in finding their own solutions to problems like anxiety or low confidence.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises and homework to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new coping habits for stress, depression, and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together you can try an approach and adjust it over time to better fit your needs.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Many people find that online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can use the time to teach emotion regulation skills, practice communication, and set doable goals that translate into everyday life.