About Dr. Marlowe
Personal
Dr. Marlowe (Elaine Smith-Cocanower) was born in Ashtabula
County and lived many years of her life here. She came home
in 2010 to be the caretaker of her family’s farm (Sunlight
Farm), to participate in the community and to serve the
people of the area.
Education
Elaine M. Marlowe, Ph.D., LPCC, graduated from Kent
University with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counseling and
Human Development Services in 2001. Dr. Marlowe also holds
a Master’s Degree in Community Counseling from Kent State
University, which she received in 1996, and a Master's
Degree in Early Childhood Education from Edinboro University,
earned in 1980. Her Bachelor’s Degree from Kent State University in
1970 is in Education.
Dr. Marlowe's doctoral dissertation, A Multi
Cultural Phenomenological Study of How Women Develop Through
Transcending the Psychologically Oppressive Aspects of Their
Intergenerational Family Stories About Women, was
published in 2001. Her scholarly research informs her clinical practice.
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Marlowe's areas of professional competence include:
diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders; mental
health counseling; organizational/educational consultation and
training; and individual personal counseling -- couples, family,
children, and group counseling.
In 1999, Dr. Marlowe became a Licensed Professional Clinical
Counselor (LPCC). During the course of residency and clinical
practice she has worked with the following types of client
problems: depression; suicidal ideation, anxiety; post traumatic
stress disorder; loss and grief; early life trauma from physical,
mental, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse; trauma from
dysfunctional / oppressive relationships; general relationship
problems, divorce, parenting issues, women’s issues, personality
disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, adjustment disorders,
sexual and gender identity issues, gay/lesbian issues, career and
work issues, and school concerns. Dr. Marlowe has designed and
facilitated multiple groups including: children-in-transition, grief
and loss, women’s issues, personal growth, divorce, parent and child
interaction, eating disorders, sexual abuse, and addictions.
Professional Experience
In addition to being a clinical counselor, Dr. Marlowe is
an educator and has taught in the public school system for 13
years, along with serving as an
administrator and consultant in the fields of preschool and child
care. She served as an adjunct professor at a community college
and university, and was the director of her own organizational
consulting and training business. Dr. Marlowe is a 1987 graduate of
the Gestalt Institute’s Organizational and Systems Development
Program. She has also worked as a case worker in a social service
agency doing intake assessment for abused and neglected children.
Professional Associations and Awards
Professionally, Dr. Marlowe is a member of the American Counseling
Association and various divisions of the ACA. Also, she is a member
of the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP). She
was inducted into the Counselor's National
Honor Society known as Chi Sigma Iota in 1994. Dr. Marlowe was
honored with the Student Award for Scholarship &
Service at Kent State University in 1996. She was
included in the 2005/2006 edition of the Manchester Who's Who
among Professional Women in Counseling and
Development.
Community Involvement
With a strong sense of community value, Dr. Marlowe has served
in multiple roles as a volunteer wherever she has lived. She has
worked in the Hematology / Oncology Clinic and Cancer Camp for
children at Akron Children's Hospital Medical Center. She
served as co-facilitator of a support group for children at
the American Red Cross during Desert Storm. Dr. Marlowe has
acted as a Crisis Intervention volunteer and foster parent. She has
also been a facilitator of youth programs, and a liaison between
local, state, and federal government agencies for the development of
youth services in Ashtabula County. 