Michelle Upton, LICSW

Michelle Upton is an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) with eight years of clinical experience based in Massachusetts. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, self-esteem concerns, parenting pressures, addictions, and life changes. Michelle also lists work around career issues, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses client-centered conversations to understand each person's priorities. Then she brings in techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when they suit the situation. Mindfulness and narrative work are also part of how she helps people make sense of hard experiences.

Sessions focus on what someone is struggling with right now. Michelle helps people sort through communication problems, control issues, and decisions like separation or caregiving plans. She also supports those coping with aging, cancer, fertility, substance use, or the stress of being a caregiver or first responder.

In a typical meeting she listens, asks clarifying questions, and offers concrete skills to try between sessions. That might mean practicing a specific coping skill, reworking an unhelpful thought pattern, or using a short mindfulness exercise. The aim is to help people handle daily pressures more effectively.

She works collaboratively, adjusting approaches when something is not helping. People can expect clear, plain discussion about goals and small steps toward them. For parents or adults managing family responsibilities, the focus stays on what the individual can change and manage next.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions