- Anxiety and panic
- Practical coping skills
- Client-centered care
About Marianne
Marianne Smith is an Arizona licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 28 years of clinical experience. She brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions and aims to help people tap into their own resilience. Marianne focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier for people facing anxiety, panic, stress, depression, relationship strain, and other challenges.
She draws on client-centered conversation to build trust and understand each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are offered for emotion regulation and handling intense moments.
Marianne’s background includes decades of work with people who have experienced trauma, major life changes, and ongoing mood concerns. That experience informs how she helps clients set realistic goals and practice new skills between sessions. She describes herself as friendly, direct, and nonjudgmental in her approach.
She pays attention to how biology, life events, and personal beliefs shape behavior and coping. Marianne aims to create a comfortable space where clients feel heard and can work toward clearer priorities. Her practice includes focus areas such as panic disorder and panic attacks, social anxiety, grief, caregiver stress, and workplace issues.
To start, readers are encouraged to use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Marianne commonly uses client-centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to guide online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on careful listening and reflecting back what matters most to the person, which helps build trust and clear goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches simple experiments to try new responses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling interpersonal moments.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about their goals and preferences, then suggest strategies to try. That plan can change as clients practice skills and notice what helps most in daily life.
Practical benefits of online work can include fitting sessions around school, work, or caregiving responsibilities and reducing the time spent traveling. Online sessions may also make it easier to check in during a short break or to practice skills in real-world settings. Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking to ensure they match your schedule and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Marianne address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, relationship and communication problems, grief, and workplace issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is friendly and straightforward, using warm, client-centered conversation alongside practical skills work.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 28 years of experience working with people who have faced trauma, mood concerns, and major life changes.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, licensed in Arizona, and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.