- Client-centered care
- Skill-based techniques
- Practical goal work
About Marianne
Marianne Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with 28 years of experience. She brings a warm, straightforward manner to sessions and focuses on helping people find resilience and inner strength. Marianne is known for listening without judgment and for encouraging honesty and authenticity in the room.
She uses practical methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, and self esteem concerns. Marianne also helps people cope with grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and workplace or caregiver stress. Her work includes support for people facing mood disorders, panic, post-traumatic stress, and gender dysphoria concerns.
Marianne trained through bachelor’s and master’s programs before becoming licensed in Arizona. She draws on decades of clinical experience and the lessons she learned from early mentors. That experience shapes how she responds to crises and to the slow, steady work of change.
Her style blends Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, and skills from dialectical behavior work. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear communication, and building skills for handling strong emotions and overwhelming thoughts. She encourages self-compassion and building healthier patterns in daily life.
People who come to Marianne will find a calm, accepting space to talk through painful issues and to set realistic goals. She asks questions directly and helps create concrete plans for next steps. To begin, people are asked to use the site continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
She uses practical methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, and self esteem concerns. Marianne also helps people cope with grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and workplace or caregiver stress. Her work includes support for people facing mood disorders, panic, post-traumatic stress, and gender dysphoria concerns.
Marianne trained through bachelor’s and master’s programs before becoming licensed in Arizona. She draws on decades of clinical experience and the lessons she learned from early mentors. That experience shapes how she responds to crises and to the slow, steady work of change.
Her style blends Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, and skills from dialectical behavior work. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear communication, and building skills for handling strong emotions and overwhelming thoughts. She encourages self-compassion and building healthier patterns in daily life.
People who come to Marianne will find a calm, accepting space to talk through painful issues and to set realistic goals. She asks questions directly and helps create concrete plans for next steps. To begin, people are asked to use the site continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.