Michelle Smith, LCMHC, LMHC
Practical, narrative-focused counseling for life changes
Details
| Name | Michelle Smith |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC, LMHC |
| Based in | Oklahoma |
| Licensed in | Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Hampshire |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Michelle
Michelle Smith is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Oklahoma. She brings ten years of experience offering calm, practical support to people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. Michelle is listed as LCMHC and LMHC and works to make therapy a straightforward, hopeful process.
Michelle uses a narrative-informed lens that helps people tell and reframe the stories they live by. She pairs that with approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to help clients notice patterns and choose new responses.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and manageable steps rather than jargon. Her work addresses many concerns including relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting and family stress, ADHD, burnout and compassion fatigue, eating and sleep problems, and trauma and abuse. Michelle also supports people dealing with career shifts, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and body image or identity questions.
She offers a client-centered style that values collaboration. People can expect practical tools, reflective conversations, and steady encouragement. Michelle helps clients build skills they can use between sessions to handle intense moments and slow, steady change.
Michelle is comfortable working with diverse backgrounds and different life situations. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online through the site. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to connect with her.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief among the things Michelle works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Michelle directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Michelle directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and ACT approaches work online
Michelle combines Narrative ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based perspectives to help people untangle difficult patterns. Narrative work looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships and opens space to rewrite those stories in kinder, more useful ways. ACT focuses on clarifying values, noticing painful thoughts without getting stuck, and taking small actions that move someone toward a meaningful life. Attachment-Based approaches look at how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions, and then build new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with each person to test what fits their needs and preferences, adjusting methods as goals become clearer. This means sessions can shift between story-focused conversation, skill practice, and real-time problem solving based on what helps most.
Online therapy here can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or an option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options offer flexibility to fit work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent and practical.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, trauma and abuse, parenting and family stress, eating and sleep problems, career concerns, and caregiver fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is narrative-informed and client-centered. She focuses on helping people reframe stories, set clear goals, and practice small, useful skills between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has ten years of experience in the mental health field supporting a wide range of concerns and backgrounds.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCMHC and LMHC credentials and practices from Oklahoma according to the profile details supplied.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients as noted in the profile.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on the therapist's listed availability.
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