- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Narrative and CBT
About Satara
Satara Marie Smith is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas with three years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and young adult issues. Satara uses clear, practical methods to help people who feel stuck by past events or worried about what comes next.
Satara works with people who want to untangle the stories that keep them held back. She uses Narrative and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful patterns and to test new ways of thinking and behaving. Sessions focus on small, doable steps rather than big promises, and include tools clients can use between meetings.
Her approach emphasizes cultural awareness and respect for each person's background. She encourages straightforward conversation about family of origin issues, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and relationship hurts such as infidelity and domestic violence. Satara also addresses postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and multicultural concerns.
In sessions she helps clients develop practical coping strategies, rebuild trust in themselves, and practice self-directed acts of care. Work may include reframing narratives from the past, practicing behavioral experiments, and setting achievable goals for daily life.
People often come to Satara when they are navigating life transitions like leaving home, starting a new job, or recovering from trauma. Her Texas practice guides clients toward clearer thinking and steadier routines so they can manage worry and move forward.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online work
Satara’s stated work draws on Narrative work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Narrative work involves looking at the stories people tell about themselves and testing whether those stories still fit. It can help with relationship patterns, family of origin issues, and feeling stuck by old labels. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioral experiments to change feelings and routines. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She will discuss different techniques and together they will decide what to try first based on the client’s goals and how they respond. This is a collaborative process where the client’s preferences and day-to-day demands guide what is used in sessions.
The therapist’s profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or another format is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a work or study schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit the rhythms of everyday life and to help clients practice new skills between appointments.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and young adult issues among other related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses Narrative and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients reframe past stories and try new behaviors. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills to use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with people in Texas.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Texas and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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