Michelle Smith, LCMHC, LMHC

Therapist in Oklahoma

Michelle Smith is a licensed mental health counselor who uses attachment-based ideas to help people feel safer in relationships and make different choices.

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Licensed inFlorida, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Hampshire
LicenseMH16532, 7286, C6649, 2669
NPI 1336619683
Experience10+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Michelle

Michelle Smith is a licensed mental health counselor who uses attachment-based ideas to help people feel safer in relationships and make different choices. She blends practical skills with a warm, down-to-earth manner. Michelle has 10 years of experience working in mental health and brings that perspective to sessions.

Clients come with many kinds of concerns, such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, or struggles with self-esteem and identity. She also supports people facing relationship stress, grief, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and challenges at work.

Background and approach

Michelle pays attention to how early attachment patterns affect current behavior and connections. Her approach mixes several methods to match what each person needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clarify values and take workable steps.

Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Michelle focuses on real skills you can use between sessions. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented.

She works to make therapy a collaborative process where the person sets the pace. Michelle listens for strengths and builds on small wins to create lasting change. Michelle provides services from Oklahoma and offers sessions in English.

She works with adults on issues like ADHD, bipolar, eating and sleeping problems, intimacy-related concerns, and stress from major life changes. Practical tools and steady support are central to her work.

Credentials

LMHC (Florida): License MH16532 · expires March 2027
LPC (Oklahoma): License 7286 · expires June 2026
LPC (Oregon): License C6649 · expires March 2027
LCMHC (New Hampshire): License 2669 · expires July 2027
NPI: 1336619683 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 Michelle names

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Online support

How attachment work and skills translate to online therapy

Michelle commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. This approach helps people understand triggers and build safer ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also part of her work and focuses on clarifying personal values, practicing acceptance of difficult feelings, and taking small committed steps toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan so it fits the person's life and needs rather than imposing one fixed method.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video helps keep verbal and nonverbal cues in play for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and get ongoing support without scheduling a full appointment. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while staying focused on progress and practical skills.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Michelle commonly help with?

She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Other areas include relationship strain, grief, caregiving stress, ADHD, bipolar, and problems with sleep or eating.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She combines attachment-based perspectives with practical therapies to focus on relationships and day-to-day coping. Sessions are conversational and oriented toward concrete skills and values-based action.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Michelle has ten years of experience in the mental health field working with a wide range of concerns and backgrounds. That experience shapes how she tailors care for each person.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCMHC and LMHC credentials and practices from Oklahoma. The profile lists both NH LCMHC and FL LMHC as credential details.

In which languages can I speak with her?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients can be seen as well.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

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