- ACT methods
- Attachment work
- CBT tools
About Charmaine
Charmaine Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) with 17 years of experience. She practices in Kentucky and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, self-esteem, and issues addressed through coaching.
She focuses on practical conversations that help people untangle what keeps them stuck. Sessions cover things like communication problems, commitment worries, blended family tensions, and feelings of emptiness. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care history, abandonment, body image, cancer-related stress, caregiving strain, and fatherhood issues.
Her style draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behavior choices. Attachment-based and emotionally focused methods shape how she looks at relationship patterns and how adults connect with important people in their lives.
Charmaine adapts sessions to the person in front of her rather than following a single script. She combines clear, practical tools with conversations about values and connection. This helps people work toward realistic changes across daily life, family roles, and relationships.
To begin, people complete an online matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, then choosing actions that match personal values; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions that feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and introduces practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relational patterns and how past connection experiences affect current relationships and trust. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work progresses. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit therapy into a busy day, check in during a lunch break, avoid travel time, or choose a shorter phone check-in when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. The therapist will discuss how to structure appointments so they fit into everyday life and the goals the client brings to therapy.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Kentucky, Texas, Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and related coaching needs. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care history, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses acceptance and commitment and cognitive techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-based responses. Attachment and emotionally focused ideas may be used when relationships contribute to those feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with adult clients on relationship, family, and self-esteem concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LMFT licenses in Kentucky and Texas and an LCMFT in Maryland, and her practice location is listed as Kentucky.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether video or phone sessions are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.