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LCMHC

Selma Smith, LCMHC

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Self esteem
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Selma

Selma Smith is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of professional experience. She centers care on respectful, sensitive, and compassionate collaboration, adapting conversations and treatment plans to each person’s circumstances.

Background and approach

Selma draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to assist clients navigating addictions, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and stress-related concerns while also addressing related issues such as trauma, grief, sleep problems, and motivation.

Her work extends to a broad range of life challenges including parenting and career transitions, compassion fatigue, family conflict, and complex concerns like domestic violence, dissociation, and caregiver stress. Selma emphasizes empowerment and practical support, aiming to help people build confidence, cope with change, and move toward a more fulfilling life.

She encourages taking the first step toward growth and partners with clients to shape goals and strategies tailored to their unique needs.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Selma draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One common approach she uses helps clients identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress while improving day-to-day functioning. Another frequently applied method emphasizes developing coping skills and resilience for managing addictions, trauma-related symptoms, and compassion fatigue, teaching strategies for emotional grounding and healthy routines.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Selma partners with clients to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she adapts methods over time so therapy stays aligned with what is helpful and achievable for the individual.

Online therapy in her practice takes place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it possible to continue care through life transitions, maintain momentum between appointments, and access consistent support without geographic constraints, while licensed professionals guide treatment toward practical outcomes.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Selma works with a wide range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, stress, trauma, grief, sleep difficulties, and relationship or family problems.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
The practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while using evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Selma tailors dialogue and treatment plans to each client's needs and goals.
How long has the therapist been practicing?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with clients on a variety of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Selma holds the credential LCMHC with license NC LCMHC 7724 and is based in North Carolina.
Are services offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English