- Stress and anxiety
- Blended family issues
- Self-esteem support
About Winona
Winona Echols Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on blended family issues and related family concerns.
Winona aims to help people sort through everyday pressures. She talks through practical communication skills and coping strategies. Sessions include work on self-image, handling workplace stress, and navigating separation or divorce adjustments.
Her background includes long experience supporting people from diverse cultural backgrounds. She attends to how culture and identity shape reactions to stress and to relationships. She also supports people dealing with isolation, prejudice, or postpartum mood changes.
In sessions she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to build skills. That looks like setting small goals, trying out new ways to communicate, and tracking progress week to week. She helps clients practice concrete tools they can use between meetings.
People often come to her when new household roles or blended family tensions feel overwhelming. She helps with managing loyalty conflicts, merging routines, and communicating with co-parents and partners. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
She commonly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills. One approach emphasizes behavioral strategies to change unhelpful patterns by setting small goals and testing new behaviors; this helps with anxiety, low mood, and routines in a blended household. Another approach centers on communication skills training that teaches clear, direct ways to speak and listen; this is useful for stepparents and partners merging daily responsibilities.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and preferences. Together they review what’s helping, adjust techniques, and set realistic steps to practice between sessions.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people continue regular work on coping skills even when life gets hectic, while the therapist and client decide together how to use session time most effectively.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, with additional focus on blended family issues and family conflict.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical skills like communication and coping strategies to use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood and family-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in Michigan and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the US?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.