Marjorie Smith(She/Her/Hers)

Marj is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Rochester New York, serving clients across the State. She welcomes young adults, adults, and seniors, with a focus on helping people live their best life. Clients come to Marj when faced with emotional pain that has interfered with their functioning and happiness. Issues such as depression or anxiety, difficult life transitions, and navigating grief and loss can impede the contentment and healthy growth of a person. Marj assists and supports clients as they explore the struggles they face, discover ways to cope in the moment, and resolve the underlying cause of the pain. Her focus is always to move toward re-engaging with life as they envision doing.

Sessions with Marj include nonjudgmental and empathetic listening. Offering gentle reflection of what has been shared helps clients to clarify what they are feeling, normalizes their experiences, and begins the exploration to discover the root cause of their suffering. With compassionate challenging, Marj encourages clients to explore how their core beliefs, feelings, and behaviors are connected to their current distress and how best to move through the current challenges.

An eclectic approach to therapy allows Marj to use a combination of methods that will best suit each client. Psychodynamic therapy, insight-oriented, DBT, CBT, and person-centered are a few of the tools Marj employs. A warm sense of humor puts clients at ease and communicates Marj's genuine care and concern for their wellbeing.