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Michelle Smith

Compassionate counseling with practical tools

LCMHC, LMHC Oklahoma

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Michelle

Michelle Smith is a licensed counselor who focuses on practical tools people can use right away. She is an LCMHC and an LMHC with ten years in the mental health field.

Background and approach

Michelle speaks plainly and meets people where they are when life feels overwhelming. She blends the Gottman Method with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help address stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles.

Sessions often include hands-on strategies for coping, clearer communication skills, and steps to rebuild connection. Michelle adapts the work to each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

Her background includes a decade of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns. She supports people facing grief, depression, bipolar challenges, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy.

Michelle also helps with life transitions, career stress, caregiver strain, and health-related adjustments. Michelle takes a client-centered approach that values the person's goals and preferences.

She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and acceptance-based practices to help people move toward meaningful action. Attachment ideas guide work around relationship patterns and emotional safety.

Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online through video, phone, chat, or messaging. Michelle works with international clients and tailors her approach so each person can practice what they learn between sessions.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Michelle often blends the Gottman Method with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to address both relationship patterns and personal values. The Gottman-informed work focuses on communication skills, managing conflict, and rebuilding trust, while ACT helps people clarify values and take committed steps even when feelings are uncomfortable.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationship experiences shape current reactions. That approach helps people notice patterns, name needs, and practice different ways of connecting so interactions feel less automatic and more chosen.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will listen to goals and try methods that fit the person's needs and preferences, adjusting plans as progress is made. Clients and therapist work together to pick tools that feel useful and realistic for everyday life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use skills between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michelle help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, and trauma. She also supports issues like relationship struggles, self-esteem, parenting stress, ADHD, and career challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Michelle uses a practical, client-centered style. She combines Gottman-informed techniques, ACT, attachment ideas, and CBT to create tailored plans people can use between sessions.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in the mental health field working with diverse backgrounds and a wide range of presenting issues. That experience guides her flexible, goal-focused approach.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCMHC and LMHC credentials and practices from Oklahoma. The profile lists NH LCMHC and FL LMHC as credential details.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed in

Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Hampshire

Languages

English