About Michelle
Michelle Upton helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also supports those facing addictions, parenting strain, career challenges, and compassion fatigue. Michelle uses straightforward, practical tools so people can cope better each day.
Michelle is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, with eight years of clinical experience. She draws on a mix of therapy methods rather than one single approach. Sessions are grounded in listening, problem solving, and building skills that people can use between appointments.
How Michelle works
Her style is calm and steady. Michelle aims to create a setting where people feel heard and respected from the first visit. She focuses on clear goals and small steps that add up to real change.
In sessions she may blend client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral exercises and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Mindfulness and existential ideas also inform her work when people want to explore meaning, values, or life priorities. Treatment plans are adapted to each persons situation and goals.
Michelle has experience supporting concerns related to aging, cancer, caregiver stress, first responder issues, fertility and fatherhood questions, and co-occurring medical and mental health problems. She offers practical coaching for decision points and helps people rebuild balance after loss or major transitions.
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What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Therapy approaches and online care that adapt to your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the person first. The therapist follows the person's lead and helps them name priorities and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and improving communication in stressful moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying one method, mixing techniques, or adjusting the plan over time based on what's helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Michelle provides video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or quick check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging for brief updates or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, medical appointments, or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical progress and usable skills.
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