Rate Michelle Smith

Michelle is absolutely amazing, she listens and understands my issues and encourages me to embrace who I truly am and to live life as my true authentic self.

Michelle has been fantastic from our first session together. I have been working with her now for 2 months and feel like I have made great progress towards my mental health goals. She has fantastic tools, she listens, and I love her summaries/pre therapy guides.

Offers lots of opportunities you can do at home

Michelle was/is exactly the therapist I needed. Her expertise has helped me reach the therapy goals I set - ultimately creating the safety and peace I so desperately needed. I can’t say enough good things about her and her willingness/ability to help/guide the work in a style, tempo, and strategy that make sense and feels right to the individual.

Michelle is great at leading you to determine how you feel instead of persuading you.

I really appreciate Michelle’s warm and empathetic attitude, with a splash or realness and enthusiasm that makes me feel hopeful. She also has a ton of knowledge, and is able to meet me where I am and offer great journal prompts and resources in between live sessions. She is really good at what she does.

Michelle is amazing. She is methodical in her professional practice and "keeps the ball rolling" all the time. She'll work with you on your therapeutic journey every day. Prepare to communicate over chat the majority of the time, however, to my surprise, I've seen significant progress working with her.

Michelle intentionally listens to what I have to say and helps me create a plan so I can overcome some adversities I am just now facing in my life. I've worked with Michelle for over 2 years now and she has helped me get out of a 4 year depression and start living life authentically.

Everything is good so far

Michelle is very understanding and empathetic. She has introduced me to new ways of thinking about myself and the challenges I have, and I'm optimistic that this can help me change my behavior.

Michelle is exactly the therapist I needed. Whether BetterHelp is just that great at employing and matching therapists (on the first attempt), I don’t know. But I am incredibly grateful for her presence in my journey here. She’s gentle, considerate, and able to communicate pieces of my healing in ways that resonate and make sense in each stage of achieving my goals. If you’re reading this while exploring therapists and looking to set, review and expand on goals to guide your healing/make everyday adjustments and truly bring peace to your life, Michelle is incredibly helpful and talented in that area. I can’t say enough good things about her and my experience with her thus far.

Having worked with Michelle on and off for 18 months, Michelle is always very patient and compassionate. Michelle listens to understand my feelings and emotions and has been a tremendous supporter in helping me to process my thoughts and feelings. I would highly recommend Michelle!

Michelle is the kind and thoughtful and supportive therapist I needed for working through a painful past and the relationship challenges that came with it. Her expertise and professionalism really shows when you need it most and are at your most vulnerable. I always feel comfortable being honest and emotional, and know she will have a suggested path or reflection to support my needs.

Stellar! I am the focus

Michelle is kind and compassionate, but forthright and honest in her opinions. I always look forward to seeing her and she is a great communicator, sending useful and helpful resources during the week.

Michelle has been instrumental in my growth over the last 20months - constantly being there for the roller coaster that has been my life. She has provided that chance weekly to check in on myself and has been a cheerleader when I have accomplished even the smallest steps. She is amazing

Michelle has been amazing to work with, she has been very calming and reassuring throughout all of our sessions. I love that our sessions are based on you actually doing the work for yourself because your the one that wants it. She’s a great support system and the best therapist I have found.

I think Michelle Smith is great! I feel like she really listens and gives me great advice. I really like has she correctly summarizes the session in writing back to me. Not only does it show that she was listening, but when I read it back, it makes me realize where I am at by reading the summary of what I said in the session. I think she is a great person that really cares. I would recommend Michelle to anyone.

Michelle knows just the right things to say when I need to hear them. She gives feedback but does so in a gentle way. I never feel judged. She is truly a safe person to talk to.

Michelle is so empathic and compassionate. I really appreciate the way in which she listens to me and challenges me to grow.

Michelle has made my journey through therapy a caring, enlightening, and rewarding one.

Michelle is empathetic, supportive, and provides excellent suggestions for positive actions.

Michelle was amazing to work with.

Has always been a FANTASTIC therapist, listening and providing solutions in a way I understand and helping support me while implementing them

I have had mostly very good therapists but I enjoy and benefit from Michelle the most by quite a bit. In the first place I know it is difficult, communication wise, to understand my explanations and thoughts but Michelle does this far better than others. If I compare it to a typical meditation of mine, my mind keeps jumping around, sometimes completely not ever hearing the words or being mindful at all but when speaking to Michelle she always seems to be listening and processing every word. It makes it so much easier for me to express myself. And her responses in terms of homework or ideas at what I should investigate outside of the appointment are usually spot on

As I am new to therapy, Michelle has been both understanding and able to challenge me to learn more about myself.

Michelle is attentive and helps me work through whatever it is I am going through. She offers advice, ideas, and solutions but has a neat way of never telling me what to do. She gently guides me to make the decision for myself. She encourages me to be my best self and cheers me on when I make progress and hit accomplishments. She truly has a gift in helping others. I highly recommend her for anyone needing a therapist they can count on.

Michelle has given me excellent advice on and is such a great listener

Michelle is an amazing therapist, I could not have made all the progress I have to accept my true self without her help! She is absolutely the best!!!

Michelle is compassionate, skilled, and confident. I've just started work with her but I trust her already. She has been a huge help.

My therapist Michelle has been so helpful! I love how her tips made me think more about how my brain works, and she’s helped me a lot with assertive but effective communication. I highly recommend!

Has been the best year I have had in therapy, she is always so patient and celebrates my accomplishments with me

Michelle has been an invaluable guide and mentor as I have been healing from my trauma. As we work together, the is kind, and supportive. She is honest Nd holds me accountable for my commitments. She has helped me learn to be more kind to myself, showing me how my self-talk was as harsh as anything I heard from others. Our journey together has been difficult, sometimes painful, but incredibly satisfying when I look back from whare I am now.

Michelle always knows exactly what I need to continue my growth in therapy. She provides valuable homework that allows smooth transitions into the next topic. I feel less anxious and guilty discussing things that I have kept buried for so long.

Absolutely love Michelle! She is incredible, so kind, so non-judgemental and she feels like you're talking to a friend. She's really good at responding and asking the relevant questions! :)

Michelle is a very patient and understanding therapist. She listens to my issues and concerns and always offers me a variety of ways to work through them. She is absolutely Amaya d I am so glad she is helping me.

I appreciate her input and how respectful she is to me

michelle is a fantastic therapist- she's funny, personable, super talkative and positive and just generally makes me feel happy every time i get off the phone with her. she makes me feel better just by talking to me because her energy is so calming. would highly recommend to anyone!

I like her so far have my first video call scheduled I am excited to go on this path

I feel confident and hopeful.

She’s professional and knows what she’s doing to help you feel comfortable with your healing process

Michelle is very engaged, compassionate, and focused on ideas and approaches that help me move forward.

Michelle has been a great help :) she is easy to talk to and i always feel heard by her.

My time communicating with Michelle has been very helpful. I don’t get time to journal or respond to messages from her until just before I go to bed. It is helpful to get my thoughts out and my questions asked knowing I will have a response when I wake up. I have yet to book a live session however when I send her a message or complete a worksheet I always have a response the next morning when I get up.

Working with Michelle has greatly improved my life. I went into therapy for relationship help but she has helped me with the most important relationship I have, myself! She is attentive and compassionate and humorous, and I am happy to have been matched with her!

Michelle is absolutely amazing, she has been a tremendous help in my journey and I would not have made the progress I have without her!!!

Michelle knows what I need but also values my input. She gives me a variety of ways to work through what I need to and never makes me feel guilty if I’m unable to get to any journal or homework tasks.

Michelle is patient with me and ready to help me learn in our live sessions. I’m grateful to not feel pressured to use this app but also she encourages me to slowly start using it more. She makes me less nervous!!

Michelle responds timely and listens closely in order to help you with life’s struggles. She is very encouraging and has guided me through some very major life changes. She has shown me how to be open minded, less timid and how to process my emotions in a health way.

Michelle is wonderful! She has been a great help in focusing me on core issues to address. The journal/reflection prompts help me make progress during the week to get the most out of my time with her. I have only ever tried weekly 60 minute sessions before, so this format is new to me. I like the homework during the week and the touch base/focusing we have in our sessions. It feels like more active, self directed work. I highly recommend Michelle.

I've been having weekly therapy sessions with Michelle for a couple months now, and have found them to be very helpful. As someone who was nervous about starting online therapy, and kept finding excuses to put it off for months, I'm really happy I took the leap and contacted Better Help. Furthermore, I'm pleased with being paired with Michelle, as she has been able to help me navigate, process and understand several problems/difficulties I've been having in my life. I look forward to continuing to work through my issues with her.

I'm always grateful

I adore Michelle! She provides a safe and judgement free space and I throughly enjoy chatting with her every week. Especially as someone who identifies with the LGBTQ+ community, it is rare I feel this safe and open with someone. Highly recommend!

My God, Michelle knows what’s up!! I’ve made more progress in four months than I have in a whole year with a previous therapist.

To keep short & sweet, Michelle has changed my life for the better and she is absolutely amazing.

In my sessions, when I'm speaking about the work I'm doing to better myself, Michelle often says "I like that." It might seem like a little thing to most, but to me it means everything.

I highly recommend Michelle, she's been a fantastic therapist. She's taken the time to get to know me; Michelle approaches each session with a positivity, calmness, and insight that sets the perfect balance between listening, guiding, and advising.

I am someone with social anxiety, therefore, I was nervous of starting therapy. I was unsure of whether i would even do more than one session or if I'd gain anything useful from therapy. I can honestly say Michelle has been a great help. I've a number of sessions completed now. I look forward to our weekly session. She has given me different anxiety reduction exercises to try; helping me to find what works. She is always patient and understanding. Anytime I've messaged she has been quick to respond. Knowing I can communicate through video or messages is a win for someone with anxiety. The tailored journal prompts and affirmations are a definite favourite of mine. I'd 100% recommend her to others.

I've gone through 4 therapists on BetterHelp since I started in Spring 2021 but Michelle is the first one I feel like actually makes an effort to have a conversation with you. It's nice to have a therapist with an engaging personality!

Just getting started and she is fantastic already. She reaches out to me so much with so many different options and ways of thinking. I'm excited about this journey with her.

Excellent therapist. Michelle is really easy to communicate with and very understanding. She has given me some of the tools to use in my life that has benefited me greatly already. Would recommend to any friend!

Michelle is great at giving resources, she does Mindful Monday's where she sends you something that either is tailored to you or something random like meditation exercise. She's a good listener but short half an hour sessions leave me feeling unfulfilled. I'm not sure I'm really getting much out of our sessions. She's fine I promise. I was really hoping she would motivate me more but she hasn't. I hear from her twice a week if I don't reach out. She is kind and understanding. She never makes me feel weird about things I tell her. After each session I should make sure to send me something that relates to the session, more resources or exercises. Which is fine, even really good. I like reading things that may help. Just hearing them it's not enough for me.

It’s going really well!

Michelle is awesome I love talking to her inside and out side of sessions she checks on me everyday she stays on top of things and I would have to say in one session I feel I got more done then the years I was talking to a coht in the office thanks for everything you are awsome

Michelle is a very conscious listener, and always has great advice. I highly recommend her.

Michelle has helped me become aware of the negative thoughts and feelings towards myself and has shown me ways to help combat those. I love all the resources she sends me to help with my journey of healing from battling cancer twice and the anxiety that comes from going through traumatic experiences. I look forward to engaging with her more.

Very understanding

So far she seems to be very good at listening and understanding what I’m dealing with. She’s been very good at giving me resources to help me build on what we discuss in therapy.