Michelle Smith
Licensed therapist helping rebuild resilience and authenticity
LPC, LIMHP Nebraska
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Michelle
Michelle Smith is a licensed mental health clinician in Nebraska with 15 years of clinical experience. She draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), to support people navigating stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, relationship concerns, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
Michelle frames setbacks as opportunities for growth and helps clients explore values, rebuild resilience, and move toward a more meaningful next chapter. Her work emphasizes compassion and practical skills; she combines attention to emotional experience with strategies that calm the nervous system and address patterns that get in the way of wellbeing.
Michelle offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence while teaching tools for managing symptoms such as burnout, grief, or depression, and for improving communication and self-regard. She also attends to attachment wounds, codependency, and issues related to identity and gender.
Michelle aims to help clients reconnect with their authentic selves, strengthen their sense of agency, and develop clear steps for change. Her practice balances supportive listening with active, skills-based interventions so clients can move forward from pain toward more fulfilling daily life.
Approach-Focused Online Therapy for Practical Change
Michelle frequently integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into her work, teaching practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another tool she uses to help people clarify their values, build psychological flexibility, and take committed action toward meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her toolkit for addressing relational patterns and healing wounds rooted in early relationships, which can improve communication and closeness.Choosing the right approach is collaborative; she partners with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then tailors methods accordingly. That process may include trying different techniques and adjusting over time so the work fits each person's situation and pace.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for clients managing busy schedules or caregiving responsibilities. These formats make it possible to engage in skills practice, values exploration, and emotional processing from home while maintaining continuity of care across life changes and geographic constraints.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Nebraska, Colorado
Languages
English