Charlene Smith, LPC

Charlene Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She brings three years of clinical experience and a calm, approachable manner to sessions. Charlene aims to make therapy feel understandable and down-to-earth for people who are worried and unsure where to begin.

She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling in December 2011 and has worked across nonprofit shelters, health clinics, inpatient and outpatient settings, and secured facilities. That background includes crisis intervention, case management, and general clinical mental health work with a range of concerns.

Charlene centers her work on building a strong therapeutic relationship. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen and help people feel heard, valued, and understood. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to offer practical tools for changing thought and behavior patterns that contribute to distress.

Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, anger, self-esteem, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, codependency, abandonment issues, guilt and shame, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

In sessions, Charlene aims to combine warmth and straightforward problem-solving. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and track what helps over time.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Charlene uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a trusting relationship by listening closely and reflecting what matters to the client. This approach helps people feel understood and shapes goals that suit their life.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT offers concrete exercises and small experiments people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, lift mood, or change reaction patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Charlene will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She often blends listening-focused work with practical CBT tools so clients can test changes and notice what helps.

The practical benefits of online work can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy day, shorter check-ins when needed, or avoiding travel time. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking so you know what will fit your routine. Licensed professionals aim to make therapy usable alongside everyday life.