My Personal Experience with Relationships
My experience goes beyond my formal training to relationship experience. I have been married, divorced, and remarried a second time. I have experienced the excitement of marriage, the pain of divorce, the struggle with self evaluation, and the challenges of learning the relationship skills I needed to heal. I was able to develop a healthy relationship with my wife through ownership, accountability, and learning to be vulnerable with her. This in turn helped me to learn to be more in tune with her needs. Skills such as reflective listening, communication, attending, social cues, empathy, problem solving, and conflict resolution are among the tools I was challenged to apply in my own relationship.
These skills were acquired while navigating a challenging relationship with my former spouse, child support cases, and life style adjustments following the stress of litigations, the pains of child estrangement, and the limits of financial culpability. I can truly say with God all things are possible because it was Him that helped me through these challenges along with many people that poured into my life to keep me on top. I believe my experience has lead me to insights that are irreplaceable when it comes to assisting others in their journey towards the skills they need to achieve their healthy relationship goals. I have not only walked the journey of discovering skills and applying them for others. I have had to do so for myself.
These skills were acquired while navigating a challenging relationship with my former spouse, child support cases, and life style adjustments following the stress of litigations, the pains of child estrangement, and the limits of financial culpability. I can truly say with God all things are possible because it was Him that helped me through these challenges along with many people that poured into my life to keep me on top. I believe my experience has lead me to insights that are irreplaceable when it comes to assisting others in their journey towards the skills they need to achieve their healthy relationship goals. I have not only walked the journey of discovering skills and applying them for others. I have had to do so for myself.
My Experience as a Counselor
Calvin Smith: I am licensed to provide therapy in multiple states. I have worked in psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, taught in Colleges and universities, worked as the employee assistance consultant for organizations, and served as a military family life counselor for all four branches of the military. I have managed my own company while working for various companies along the way. I have three Masters Degrees in Christian Counseling, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Rehabilitation Psychology. I have family/divorce Mediation Training from DuPage University in Illinois, Batterers Intervention Training, Anger Management Training, and Couples Testing Training. I am also Ordained as a Christian Counselor in the state of Oklahoma. That means that I am authorized to provide premarital counseling, conduct marriages, and funerals in the State of Oklahoma.
I have over 20 years of experience in counseling. I have helped many people through their challenges and I'd like to help you work through yours. I offer daytime, evening, and weekend availability, as well as fast phone response times.
We all know that stress happens to everyone and emotional hurts are often hard to deal with alone. Different challenges require different interventions. Struggling with life doesn't have to always be a lonely, uphill battle, when it gets hard, receive help here. Call for an appointment. (405)821-8182
I have over 20 years of experience in counseling. I have helped many people through their challenges and I'd like to help you work through yours. I offer daytime, evening, and weekend availability, as well as fast phone response times.
We all know that stress happens to everyone and emotional hurts are often hard to deal with alone. Different challenges require different interventions. Struggling with life doesn't have to always be a lonely, uphill battle, when it gets hard, receive help here. Call for an appointment. (405)821-8182
Tele-Health Counseling
Online Therapy focus due to Covid-19 precautions. Be confident you’re safe while you get professional care. I specialize in helping people work through their pain, worry, confusion, and anxiety. Sometimes it isn't easy to know where to start or how to ask for help. It is equally challenging to know where to go to get it. You can start here.
Schedule a private and confidential appointment in a place were you can work on resolving the challenges you are experiencing. Whether individuals, couples, children/teenagers, employees, contractors, business men, clergy, great or distressed background, you are welcome here as a place to start.
Schedule a private and confidential appointment in a place were you can work on resolving the challenges you are experiencing. Whether individuals, couples, children/teenagers, employees, contractors, business men, clergy, great or distressed background, you are welcome here as a place to start.
My Specialties
Specialties
Issues
Mental Health
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Codependency
- Relationship Issues (Infidelity, Loss of Connection, Communication, Intimacy, Anger, Health Issues, Work-Life Balance, etc)
- Pre-Marital Counseling,
- Couples Counseling
- Marital Counseling
- Divorce Counseling
- Military Family Life Therapy Services
Issues
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career Counseling
- Child or Adolescent
- Christian Counseling, Couples Issues
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem, Self Image
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Work Issues, Employee Assistance
Mental Health
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
Communities
- Aviation Professionals
- Military
- Health Care
- Law Enforcement
- Christian
- College Student Population
- Senior
- African American, Latino, Caucasian, Indian, African, Asian
Types of Therapy
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
Modality
Types of Therapy
- Anger/Depression /Grief-Loss
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Marital/Couple Issues
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Gottman
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Yes. I take insurance
Call to verify coverage (405)821-8182
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Cross
- Blue Links
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna
- Health Choice
- Healthcare Highways
- MHNet Behavioral Health
- Magellan
- Optum
- Out of Network
