- Addictions help
- Stress and anxiety
- Practical coping skills
About Selma
Selma Smith is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage addictions, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and practical support for everyday struggles.
She helps people who are dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and the emotional aftermath of trauma and loss. Selma also supports those facing sleep problems, self-esteem challenges, attention concerns, and mood variability such as bipolar symptoms. Coping with natural or human-caused disaster is listed among her focus areas for people needing support after disruptive events.
Sessions are shaped around each person's needs. Selma says she tailors conversations and plans so goals are realistic and clear. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on skills people can use between sessions.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She aims to empower clients to make steady changes, whether that means building coping skills, reducing substance use, or managing stress at work and home. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and encourages small, practical steps.
Selma practices in North Carolina and works in English. Her LCMHC credential is presented as licensed in North Carolina. To begin, readers are asked to follow the directory’s process to match and schedule a first appointment.
Approaches that guide online work and practical coping
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are central to how Selma frames care. One common approach focuses on building concrete coping skills for stress, anxiety, and sleep problems; it teaches small, repeatable strategies people can practice between sessions. Another approach emphasizes structured support for addictions and substance use by identifying triggers, creating manageable goals, and developing relapse prevention strategies.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Selma works collaboratively to decide which techniques fit a person’s goals, needs, and daily life. She adapts plans over time and checks in about what is working and what needs to change so progress stays realistic and useful.
If you prefer online sessions, confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care after disruptive events, which can be helpful for coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Licensed professionals can help tailor session length and focus so therapy fits into everyday routines rather than forcing a major schedule change.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps people with addictions, anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes. Additional areas include grief, trauma, sleep problems, and caregiver or compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is respectful and straightforward, with conversations tailored to each person. She focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional work experience as a clinician. That experience includes helping people with motivation, self-esteem, and addiction concerns.
What credential and region does she represent?
She is an LCMHC, which stands for licensed clinical mental health counselor, licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
How are therapy sessions arranged?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. The directory’s process will show the available session options when you schedule.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That will connect you with the next steps for booking.