About Michelle
Michelle Singleton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey. She has nine years of practice as a clinician and works with adults ages 18 and up. She brings a warm, encouraging style that mixes practical problem-solving with a touch of humor to help people manage hard moments.
Her work focuses on common concerns like anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. She also supports people navigating ADHD, relationship strain, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Michelle pays attention to issues such as isolation, career questions, and self-esteem struggles. In sessions she uses straightforward, skills-based methods. She draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are used to build tolerance for strong emotions without getting stuck. Michelle also brings client-centered and dialectical ideas into the room. That means she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients balance change with acceptance.
The approach is collaborative - clients set goals and Michelle offers tools and steps to reach them. Outside of clinical work she values continuing education and time with family, friends, pets, and the outdoors. Her practical focus aims to help people find workable changes they can use between sessions.
The style is direct, compassionate, and goal-oriented.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps toward those values even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment awareness, which can help with emotion regulation and stress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each client to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She encourages trying tools in real situations and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people fit brief check-ins or homework support into a busy day.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, Colorado
- Languages
- English
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