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Ileah-Mare Smith-Allen, LPC

  • Experience21 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Ileah-Mare

Ileah-Mare Smith-Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who draws on two decades of clinical work to support people navigating relationship and life transitions.

Background and approach

She centers her practice on the client's own experience and strengths, combining collaborative listening with practical strategies to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD. Her background includes extensive work on intimacy-related challenges, family and communication problems, and grief or trauma-related recovery.

Her approach blends client-centered principles with evidence-informed techniques to boost motivation, self-esteem, and coping skills. Clients seeking help for parenting or fatherhood issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, career-related stress, or complex family dynamics can expect a focus on realistic goals and stepwise progress.

Ileah-Mare also addresses abandonment, infidelity, blended family issues, caregiver strain, and feelings of isolation by helping people build clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and renewed purpose. Known for a supportive and empowering style, she frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors each person’s story while offering tools to move forward.

Ileah-Mare accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English, helping people fit therapy into their lives through flexible online and phone formats.

Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches into Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and collaboration, helping people explore their goals while recognizing their own expertise about their lives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured tools to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop concrete behavioral strategies, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance skills that support emotional regulation and reduce rumination in cases of grief, trauma, or chronic worry.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist works collaboratively to assess each person’s needs, goals, and preferences and may combine elements from different methods to create a tailored plan. This collaborative stance helps clients test approaches and adjust techniques until the mix feels practical and effective for their daily life.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and time zones. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while juggling work, family, or travel, and allow clients to engage in therapy in formats that match how they communicate best. Licensed professionals can use these modalities to deliver structured CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing conversations, and client-centered support adapted for each format.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including relationship and family conflicts, self-esteem and motivation issues, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and anger, and career challenges.
What is the therapist's overall therapeutic style?
Her style emphasizes client-centered care that treats the client as the expert in their own life, paired with targeted techniques drawn from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to create practical steps toward change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 21 years of professional experience to her practice, working across relationship, family, and individual concerns while focusing on motivation, coping, and long-term resilience.
What credentials and location are listed for this provider?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Michigan. License details include AZ LPC LPC-22233 and MI LPC 6401009805 as provided.
Is therapy available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients according to the provided information.
Which session formats are offered for working together?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary depending on location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time as stated in the fact sheet.
What are the steps to begin therapy with this clinician?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Michigan, Arizona

Languages

English