About Michael
Dr. Michael Smith helps people facing loss, stress, anxiety, and trauma. He offers calm, direct guidance so clients can find steadier footing.
He is based in Indiana and holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as LMHC. He focuses on grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem. He also supports people dealing with cancer, chronic pain or illness, guilt and shame, and end-of-life concerns.
Sessions concentrate on practical steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Dr. Smith draws on existential therapy to help people clarify what matters to them. That work looks at meaning, choice, and how someone wants to live despite hard circumstances.
He also uses Internal Family Systems to help people notice different inner parts and how they relate to one another. Over 13 years he has worked with adults who need steady support through big life changes. His sessions are paced to each person, with room for immediate coping skills and longer-term reflection.
He explains ideas plainly and helps people try small shifts that can add up. People meet by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their life. Getting started is a simple matching process followed by scheduling.
The aim is clear: practical help, steady support, and a way forward that feels realistic.
Using Existential and Parts Work Online
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, responsibility, and the choices people make. Online sessions can guide you to sharpen what matters most, which helps when grief or illness shifts priorities. Internal Family Systems maps the different inner parts people carry, such as protective parts and vulnerable parts, and offers ways to relate to them with less conflict and more calm.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which ideas to try first, adjust methods over time, and set small goals that match the person's needs and preferences. That collaborative path helps make therapy feel relevant and usable.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and fuller conversation. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or offer a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make scheduling easier and let people continue care even when life is busy.
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- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English