- Person-centered listening
- Practical CBT tools
- Focus on life changes
About Charlene
Charlene Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling and brings three years of professional counseling experience. Her work spans clinical mental health, crisis interventions, and case management across shelters, clinics, inpatient and outpatient settings, and community services.
She prefers a warm, approachable style that helps people feel at ease and heard. Charlene values a strong working relationship and uses a person-centered stance to help clients feel understood. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to offer practical steps for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Charlene has supported people facing depression, anxiety, anger, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. She has particular experience with concerns around self-esteem, relationship issues, and coping with mood disorders such as bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Additional focus areas include abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and isolation or loneliness.
In sessions she balances listening with actionable strategies. Conversations often look at patterns that fuel distress, then test small behavior or thinking changes. She emphasizes collaboration and helps clients set realistic next steps they can try between meetings.
People who prefer a counselor who listens first and offers concrete tools may find her approach helpful. For practical next steps she asks prospective clients to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How her approaches translate to online work
Charlene integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit many everyday concerns. Client-Centered Therapy means she focuses on listening, understanding, and creating a respectful relationship so people feel heard. This approach helps when someone needs support sorting through feelings, self-esteem issues, or relationship struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) adds concrete techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, preferences, and challenges. That might mean spending more time building trust at first, then introducing practical CBT tools as the work progresses.
The biography does not specify which session formats she offers, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and allow for different rhythms of contact while maintaining consistent progress. Licensed professionals adapt techniques like CBT and person-centered listening to remote sessions so clients can use new skills in real life and report back during meetings.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a person-centered approach that emphasizes listening and building trust, alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for practical problem-solving and behavior change.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of counseling experience providing clinical mental health care, crisis intervention, and case management across shelters, clinics, inpatient and outpatient settings.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in the state of Georgia.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options when you schedule.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.