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Mika Smith
Credentials
Type of Therapist:
Clinical Social Worker, Behavioral Specialist
Primary Degree(s):
PhD, LCSW
Finances
Average Cost Per Session:
250-350 NIS
Insurance:
None
Discounts Available:
Sliding Scale | Student Discount | Lone Soldier Discount

Licensed Abroad

Licensed in Israel

Office
  • 11 Bar Giyoura Street, 3rd Floor
  • Tel Aviv
Telehealth Available
Telehealth Available

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Credentials
Type of Therapist:

Clinical Social Worker, Behavioral Specialist

Primary Degree(s):

PhD, LCSW

Finances
Average Cost Per Session:

250-350 NIS

Insurance:

None

Discounts Available:

Sliding Scale | Student Discount | Lone Soldier Discount

Licensed Abroad

Licensed in Israel

Office
  • 11 Bar Giyoura Street, 3rd Floor
  • Tel Aviv

ABOUT

Sometimes all a person needs is an ear to listen and a heart to understand. At Positive Health Counseling, I specialize in working with Generation Z and adult Millennials.

  • Improve relationships and coping mechanisms with teachers, parents, and friends
  • Ease adjustments to Israel's culture and education system
  • Relieve stress and tension over anticipation about army service and national service
  • Cope with personal anxiety issues and mental health distress
  • Trauma
  • Gap year challenges

I use different techniques including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and focused psychotherapy in working on eliminating unwanted behaviors or patterns in your life. My methods are practical, goal-oriented and individually tailored to your circumstances. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree
Education
Year of Graduation

PhD

Arizona State University

2013

LCSW

Arizona State University

2001


Degree
PhD

Education
Arizona State University

Year of Graduation
2013

Degree
LCSW

Education
Arizona State University

Year of Graduation
2001
Years in Practice

20

LICENSED ABROAD
License Number / State
LCSW 12323 Arizona
License Number
LCSW 12323 Arizona
LICENSED IN ISRAEL
Registered Social Worker in Israel

36528 registered social worker in Israel

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ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

Certified Clinical Trauma Specialitst-Family

Certified Clinical Trauma Specialists- Individual

Certified Complex- PTSD- CCTP-II

Setting Ethical Limits - 2023

DISTANCE COUNSELING

Telephone Counseling, Online Therapy

PRIMARY SPECIALTIES

Adjustments

Anxiety / Panic

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Trauma / Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

ADDITIONAL SPECIALTIES

Behavioral Concerns In Children

Bipolar Disorder

Developmental Disorders

Family Issues

Learning Disabilities

Mood Disorders

Psychosomatic Disorders

Self-Esteem

Stress Management

CLIENT FOCUS

Population

Adults
Families
Men
Women

Languages

English

TREATMENT APPROACH

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on how one's thoughts, feelings and behaviors are connected and can be changed. It is based on the idea that how we think (cognition) and how we feel (emotion) can influence how we behave. CBT helps people identify and challenge distorted thinking and replace it with more balanced thinking, leading to improved mood and behavior. ‘Homework’, usually containing practical writing exercises, is often completed by the client between sessions to reinforce the therapy. Examples of tools that practitioners often use are journaling, challenging beliefs, and mindfulness.

Family Systems TherapyFamily Systems Therapy is an approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of understanding how the family functions as a whole, and how individual family members interact and affect one another. It focuses on how family dynamics, such as communication patterns, roles, and power dynamics, shape behavior, and how changing these dynamics can lead to positive change. Family Systems Therapy is a collaborative approach, where the therapist works with the family as a whole to identify and address areas of conflict and distress.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)Solution-focused therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on what is going right in a person’s life, as opposed to what is going wrong. It is based on the premise that when a person can identify what is working, they can build on it and make positive changes to the areas of their life that need improvement. A therapist using this approach will often ask questions designed to bring out a person’s strengths and resources, rather than focusing on problems or past issues. The aim of this type of therapy is to help people find solutions to their current problems, in order to build a better future. A solution-focused therapist encourages those in treatment to develop a vision of the future and offers support and guidance as they determine the skills, resources, and abilities needed to achieve that vision successfully.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based practice used to help children, adolescents and their parents who have experienced a single or multiple traumatic events. This type of therapy combines cognitive and behavioral strategies to help people process their traumatic experiences, manage their distress, develop coping skills, and restore their sense of safety and well-being. TF-CBT focuses on education and skill-building, creating an environment of safety and trust, and using therapeutic activities to help people understand their responses and control their symptoms. Children are shown how perceptions may be distorted and are given the tools to redesign those perceptions. TF-CBT is a skills-based model, and it requires the child and parent to practice its components in order to be optimally effective. Parents and children are commonly asked to practice skills at home.

Motivational Interviewing (MI), Focused Psychotherapy (Biodyne Model)

SERVICES OFFERED

Individual Therapy
Consultation
Family Therapy