Therapist profile
Ileah-Mare Smith-Allen, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationship and Family
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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Ileah-Mare
Ileah-Mare Smith-Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with 21 years of experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, and mood concerns. She also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating struggles, anger, and career-related stress.
She works from the view that each person knows their story best. Sessions are practical and conversational. She helps people identify strengths and small, manageable steps they can try between meetings.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with individuals facing family conflict, blended family challenges, fatherhood issues, and caregiver stress. She offers support around abandonment, commitment and communication problems, divorce and separation, and family of origin concerns. She also helps people dealing with infertility, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and isolation.
Ileah-Mare uses approaches drawn from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness methods, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Those tools are used to improve coping, shift unhelpful patterns, and set clear goals for change.
People who contact her typically want help making concrete changes at home and in their relationships. The work emphasizes simple strategies, steady progress, and practical support that fits everyday life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. It helps people clarify their priorities and make decisions based on their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change patterns that maintain stress or anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short attentional skills and grounding practices to reduce rumination and improve focus.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. That might mean trying CBT exercises for a while, then shifting to mindfulness tools or solution-focused steps as needs change.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and reduce the need to travel. Therapists commonly use approaches such as brief skill practice, goal-focused homework, and motivational conversations in virtual sessions, which can help when addressing relationship strain, parenting stress, or life transitions.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of relationship and family concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship difficulties, family problems, blended family issues, divorce and separation, communication problems, and fatherhood issues.
What is her therapeutic approach or style like?
Her style is practical and conversational. She uses Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set goals and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing family and relationship challenges.
Is she a licensed clinician and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Michigan.
Does she conduct sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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