Therapist profile
Michelle Smith, LCMHC, LMHC
LMHC - Stress and Family concerns
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- ACT methods
- Attachment focus
- CBT tools
About Michelle
Michelle Smith is an LCMHC and an LMHC licensed in New Hampshire and Florida with 10 years of experience in the mental health field. She supports adults who are facing stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem struggles, parenting challenges, relationship strain, trauma, and other life changes. Sessions and focus areas are presented plainly so people can decide if her approach fits their needs.
She uses a blend of methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment work, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral tools, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. That mix means sessions often include noticing thoughts and feelings, trying small behavior changes, and working on communication and emotion regulation. The aim is practical: reduce unhelpful patterns and strengthen coping skills that can be used at home.
Michelle has worked with people from varied cultural and religious backgrounds. She helps individuals who are coping with parenting stress, family concerns, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, depression, bipolar symptoms, and caregiving strain. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care topics, chronic illness, body image, and relationship communication problems.
In session she keeps the work client-centered and straightforward. Conversations focus on current problems and concrete steps forward. Progress is measured in small changes - less reactivity, clearer choices, and better daily routines.
To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first meeting. Payment varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on values and small actions that move life in a desired direction, which helps with anxiety, avoidance, and parenting stress.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape patterns today. It can help adults understand why they react strongly in close relationships and build different ways of relating to partners or family members.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods make sense based on their goals, day-to-day pressures, and comfort with different techniques. That decision can change over time as needs shift.
Confirm current online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and remove travel time. Therapists licensed in relevant jurisdictions can guide practical next steps and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire and set up a first appointment.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Hampshire
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, trauma and related issues such as ADHD and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions mix acceptance-based work, attachment approaches, CBT exercises and DBT skills to build real coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience in the mental health field supporting a range of concerns and backgrounds.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCMHC and LMHC credentials, registered in New Hampshire and Florida, and is listed as practicing from Oklahoma.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She accepts international clients; confirm any time zone or licensing questions when you schedule.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule the first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.