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If you need to cancel your therapy session, you must do so with at least 24 hour notice. Contacting therapist via text message, voicemail, & email are all sufficient ways of cancellation. If notice is not given within 24 hours, full fee of $200 per individual sessions, $250 per couples sessions & clinical hypnosis sessions, $100 or $75 per group session will be charged to your credit card. For intensive therapy sessions a 50% deposit is charged to your credit card upon scheduling. The final portion of payment will be due the day of your 50-minute intake session. Please note, I do nor assign value or judge the reason for your cancellation or no-show, nor can I take ownership or personal circumstances that lead to a need for a late cancel.

Right now, I see clients Tuesday- Saturdays. Typically I have availability 8:30AM- 6PM Tuesdays- Thursdays. On Fridays and Saturdays I typically see clients from 8:30AM- 2PM or sometimes later depending on the need of the client. Please note while scheduling appointments that I am located in CST (Central Standard Time). I am happy to work around your schedule and find a time and space that fits as well!

I am an out of network provider and do not directly panel with any insurance. Payments for sessions can be made through credit card, debit card, or HSA accounts. Payments are due at time of scheduled session. If you are scheduling an intensive therapy or therapy package a down payment of 50% is due upon booking, and the other 50% due at the time of the first scheduled session. Clients interested in utilizing insurance benefits can look into obtaining reimbursement through their providers. Superbills available upon request.

To find out if we are a good fit therapeutically and discuss therapy service options more, feel free to book a free 15-minute consultation call under the "Get Started" tab on the website. If you are ready to dive in, fill out the appropriate paperwork on the "Get Started" tab under Intake Forms and contact me via email at msmith@michellesmithlmhc.com or by phone at (405) 323-1786 to get scheduled!

To discuss clinical hypnosis and my therapy service options more, feel free to book a free 15-minute consultation call under the "Get Started" tab. If you are ready to dive in, fill out the appropriate intake forms on the "Get Started" tab and contact me via email at msmith@michellesmithlmhc.com or by phone at (405) 323-1786 to get scheduled!

There is minimal risk to clinical hypnosis. The main risk may include the potential for clients not obtaining the desired results because there are unique characteristics that determine if someone is a HHI (highly hypnotizable individual) or lies somewhere on the spectrum. Most effective results from hypnosis especially for anxiety, trauma, or stress typically tend to come from light to medium trance.

Some of the most common myths about hypnosis may include that the client is somehow ‘put under control’ of the practitioner or that is something that is done to you. Hypnosis is instead something that you can learn to experience in a therapeutic setting that a trained professional can help facilitate learning of techniques utilized in and outside of sessions like any other therapeutic practices you may already know.

The goal of clinical hypnosis becomes client unique, specific to their treatment plan, and can support therapeutic work in a variety of circumstances including but not limited to: anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, OCD & habit disorders, sleep concerns, chronic illness, smoking cessation, pain management, body image & self-confidence concerns, anger management, relaxation & stress management, increasing focus & attention, performance enhancement and more.

Clinical hypnosis can be defined as a set of therapeutic interventions used by a trained clinician for facilitating a focused state of attention of the mind. The clinician will facilitate healthy trance experiences and teach self-hypnosis techniques for the client to support the client in meeting their therapeutic treatment goals.

I am an out of network provider and do not directly panel with any insurance. Payments for sessions can be made through credit card, debit card, or HSA accounts. Payments are due at time of scheduled session. If you are scheduling an intensive therapy or therapy package a down payment of 50% is due upon booking, and the other 50% due at the time of the first scheduled session. Clients interested in utilizing insurance benefits can look into obtaining reimbursement through their providers. Superbills available upon request.

Trance is a natural human phenomenon that is ever present within our waking states. For example, have you ever lost track of time or forgotten why you have walked into a room? If you have had the experience of becoming truly absorbed in your favorite movie or book you have experienced trance!

I am a certified clinical hypnosis practitioner and licensed mental health counselor working with individuals in the mental health field for over 10 years. I am Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma (LPC07286), Oregon (C6649), a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida (MH16532), and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire (2669). I have completed all certification requirements established by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and have also met or exceeded all ASCH requirements for Level 1 Clinical Hypnosis training.

Clinical hypnosis can support clients by working with the mind and body to create forms of relaxation and safety to help deactivate the survival mechanisms or the ‘fight or flight’ response that tend to become stuck when trauma occurs. Hypnosis can help with revisiting memories, age progression and regression, ego-strengthening, increasing attention and focus, building confidence with new skills, decreasing symptoms attached to trauma responses and so much more.

If you are interested in clinical hypnosis but still have questions, my ‘Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis’ group may be a good fit to get more of a thorough understanding of clinical hypnosis and get a chance to experience it in a safe, therapeutic group setting! You can also at any time schedule a free 15 minute consultation on the "Get Started" tab of my website to discuss more about what therapy services may be right for you!

Clinical hypnosis supports the brain’s neuroplasticity by bypassing the critical part of the conscious mind. The Brain Network of three categories are activated through clinical hypnosis work: Salience Network (SN) • Monitoring information received by the brain, both external and internal (somatic, emotional, physiological), decides how important information may be Default Mode Network (DMN) • Resting state, most active when our brains are not focusing on the here and now (such as when daydreaming); comprised of several midline structures Executive Control Network (ECN) • Manages more complex abilities • Problem solving/task engagement, reasoning, focused attention, working memory

Intensive therapy is an accelerated format of therapy where instead of attending weekly therapy sessions over the course of months or years (and waiting just as long to see your results), you can get personalized treatment support from beginning to end- and see progress in your goals within a matter of days! For people who are looking for rapid results or have lifestyles where scheduling weekly traditional therapy does not work, this can be a wonderful option to get your therapy needs met in a quick amount of time.

A 50% deposit is required at the time of booking. This deposit is nonrefundable. The remaining balance is due on Day 1 of the scheduled intensive session. By booking the Intensive, you have purchased this time and it is yours unless you cancel at least 2 weeks prior to day 1. If you cancel the Intensive within 2 weeks of Day 1, you will be charged the total amount of the Intensive Package.

This is always a collaborative process with each individual client. We will utilize your 50-minute intake session to assess your specific therapeutic needs and make a collaborative treatment plan that will guide what each unique intensive session looks like. Intensive therapy sessions for individuals can include treatments such as Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Therapy, and Clinical Hypnosis. For couples intensive therapy this can include modalities such as the Gottman method. Prepare/Enrich pre-marital counseling, EFCT (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) and other evidence based approaches tailored to your unique treatment needs.

If you think scheduling intensive therapy sessions sounds right for you, the first step will be to schedule our 50-minute intake session where we can assess your treatment needs and create a unique, individualized treatment plan tailored to your goals. Please contact me via email at msmith@michellesmithlmhc.com regarding your scheduling preferences. Once an intensive is scheduled a 50% deposit is taken for the credit card on file which is non-refundable. The other half of the payment will be due upon arrival at Day 1 of the scheduled intensive session.