About Michael
Dr. Michael Smith is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing grief, stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. He practices in Indiana and speaks English.
He aims to make sessions practical and readable for someone feeling overwhelmed. He draws on two main approaches to guide sessions. He uses Existential Therapy to help people find meaning and face big life questions.
He also uses Internal Family Systems to map different parts of a person and reduce inner conflict.
Background and approach
These methods are used to address emotional pain from loss, illness, or past hurt. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps. Conversations look at current struggles, personal values, and how past experiences shape reactions today.
Dr. Smith helps people notice inner parts that cause shame, guilt, or fear, then works with those parts to shift patterns over time. He has 13 years of clinical experience and holds an LMHC credential in Indiana.
His background includes work with grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, chronic illness and pain, and cancer-related distress. That experience informs practical ways to manage strong emotions and daily limits. People can expect straightforward talk, reflective exercises, and guidance on coping techniques.
He emphasizes collaboration so goals and methods fit each person's needs. The pace and focus are set together, with attention to life purpose and building self-love.
How his approaches work online and in conversation
Existential Therapy helps people look at meaning, responsibility, and life choices. It asks straightforward questions about values and purpose and can be useful for grief, anxiety about the future, and questions about life direction. Internal Family Systems maps a person’s inner parts - for example the anxious part, the critical part, or the wounded part - and works to create more cooperation between them. This approach is often helpful for trauma, shame, and self-esteem concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Smith will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may shift between practical coping skills, exploring values, and gentle work with inner parts depending on what is most helpful at the time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and deeper conversation, while phone calls can fit shorter check-ins or times with lower bandwidth. Live chat and text allow brief updates, emotional support between sessions, and flexible check-ins when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to continue therapy around work, medical care, or caregiving demands.
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- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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