Charlene Smith

Hello! My name is Charlene and I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Georgia. I earned a Masters of Arts in the area of Counseling in December 2011. Throughout the duration of my career, I have worked with a diverse populations, but absolutely enjoy working with adolescents, teenagers and young adults. My professional experience has consisted of providing clinical mental health, crisis interventions, and case management within non-profits shelters, detention/secured facility, health clinic; inpatient and outpatient settings; and within a community sector. I have worked with adolescents, teenagers and adults of all ages on issues ranging from depression, anxiety, anger management, trauma, phase of life changes, relationship troubles, and much more. I have a genuine passion for helping people and I have an approachable demeanor that makes me less intimidating and welcoming to those with whom I work with, thus easily build therapeutic rapports. My primary therapy orientation is person-centered, inasmuch as I strongly believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is vital for client growth. I feel that in order to maintain client authenticity, the clients need to be heard valued and understood. While I also use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy it allows a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. It is my goal is to help my clients change patterns of thinking or behavior that are behind people’s difficulties, and so they can change the way in which one feels.