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Roslyn Smith

Roslyn Smith, LPC

Therapist in Mississippi

Practical support for stress and relationship challenges

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  • Compassionate listening
  • Values-based work
  • Practical skills

About Roslyn

Roslyn Smith is an LPC with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her aim is to help clients feel steadier and more in control of day-to-day life.

Roslyn creates a calm, respectful space where people can talk through painful events and hard decisions. She listens for values and priorities, then helps clients notice patterns that keep causing pain. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s comfort level.

Her work includes support for addiction concerns, anger, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, and parenting stress. She also helps people with attention challenges, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and career matters. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care-related concerns, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving strain.

Roslyn draws on practical methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy. She uses tools from these approaches to help people manage symptoms, change habits, and make clearer choices that match their values.

Based in Mississippi, Roslyn works with adults seeking change and support during life transitions. She emphasizes collaboration and steady progress, helping people set realistic goals and try small, testable steps toward them.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic or low mood. It works well for stress, insomnia, and many everyday challenges. Client-Centered Therapy centers on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the person’s lead and supports self-discovery and growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what actually helps.

Confirm current session options before booking to know how Roslyn offers online work. When arranging sessions, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also lets people use approaches like skill practice, values work, and behavior experiments from wherever they are, so therapy can become part of everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

Mississippi

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Roslyn address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, parenting stress, grief, and career concerns among other areas.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are conversational and client-centered, focusing on listening, identifying patterns, and practicing concrete skills to manage emotions and behavior.

How much experience does she bring?

Roslyn has 20 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

Where is she located and what credential does she hold?

She practices from Mississippi and holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are costs and payment handled?

Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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