About Dawn-Marie Farrell-Smith

Dawn-Marie Farrell-Smith, M.Ed., LPC

Dawn-Marie is passionate about helping folx heal from what holds them back in life. She is passionate about working with adults and adolescents who are overwhelmed by the demands of life but who have always found a way to keep moving forward despite how difficult that has been at times.

Dawn-Marie has experience working with folx who suffer from anxiety and depression and who may feel completely burnt out by life. Many of her clients have experienced overwhelming events and have had to learn to keep moving forward even when they have felt totally depleted. Dawn-Marie is especially good at working with individuals who have been late-diagnosed or maybe even never-diagnosed with neurodivergent issues like ADHD, Autism, or Sensory Processing issues.

Dawn-Marie believes that when finding a peace that you so desperately crave you must 1. Decide what is working for you, 2. Come to know the parts of yourself you've been keeping hidden from the world, and 3. Grieve the parts of your past that have caused you pain, and with her help this is what you'll be doing in treatment. Congratulations on taking the next step toward self-love and self-acceptance, it's time to show up for yourself in the ways you show up for the rest of the world.

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My Education & Experience

Dawn-Marie graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from USC upstate in 2013, and worked in human services for a couple of years until she decided to pursue a career in counseling. In 2018 Dawn-Marie graduated with a Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Clemson University. Since then, she has been working in the community as a mental health counselor providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults.

Dawn-Marie is trained in various approaches to treating specialized populations and problems (Neurodivgent Affirmative care, EMDR, DBT,), which she feels gives her a well-rounded view on how growing up with trauma and neurodivergent related issues impacts us, and a big ol’ tool box of skills and techniques to help you better manage your symptoms. Even with those various treatment modalities though, the thing that is most important to Dawn-Marie is the relationship between counselor and client. She believes in being genuine and authentic with you, in order to create an atmosphere that is safe for you to do the same.