Michelle Smith, LCMHC, LMHC

Michelle Smith is a licensed counselor who helps people cope when life changes feel overwhelming. She draws on ten years of experience to guide clients toward clearer priorities and practical next steps. Michelle aims to make therapy down-to-earth and focused on what matters now.

She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to shape sessions. That means conversations center on values, manageable behavior changes, and improving important relationships. Michelle keeps language simple and concrete so people can put ideas into practice between sessions.

Michelle has worked across many life situations, including stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship challenges. Her background also includes work with trauma, caregiving strain, body image and eating concerns, ADHD, depression, bipolar concerns, and intimacy-related issues. She helps with practical skills for sleep, anger, communication, and coping with long-term health problems.

Sessions focus on where the client is now and what they want to change next. Michelle aims to tailor tools to each person’s needs, whether that means learning new coping skills, addressing attachment patterns, or clarifying life goals. The tone is direct and compassionate, with attention to small, achievable steps.

If someone is unsure where to start, Michelle encourages a short intake conversation to map priorities and try a few techniques. She works with clients from many backgrounds and will collaborate to find what fits best.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to action that fits a chosen life direction, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. It helps people understand and adjust those patterns to improve communication, reduce reactivity, and build safer-feeling relationships in everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than following one fixed method.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing meetings from different locations. It can also let people choose shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or avoid being on camera if that feels better for starting out. Because the exact session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm available options before booking so you know what will work best for your routine and needs.