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Michelle Bronster, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Michelle

Michelle Bronster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who draws on a decade of clinical experience to offer practical, person-centered care. She uses an adaptive, client-centered stance that combines evidence-based techniques with a focus on emotion and attachment, tailoring sessions to evolving needs.

Background and approach

Michelle emphasizes acceptance and a do-no-harm ethic while integrating mindfulness, grounding, and skills training when helpful. Her work addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, sleeping problems, parenting challenges, self-esteem issues, and ADHD.

Michelle also brings experience with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and neurodiversity-related matters. She offers mostly shorter-term, solutions-focused options as well as longer-term support when indicated, using techniques drawn from CBT, DBT, emotionally focused approaches, and attachment-based work.

Sessions are available by appointment and can be adapted to meet practical needs. Michelle aims to be a collaborative guide whether someone seeks a sounding board, relief from acute distress, or strategies for long-term change.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online

Michelle often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, using structured strategies for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills such as emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to support clients managing intense emotions or relationship stress. Additionally, attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas inform her work by exploring how relational patterns shape current struggles and emotional responses.

Finding the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to clarify goals, evaluate what techniques fit best, and adjust methods over time so treatment aligns with each person’s needs and preferences. This partnership helps ensure therapy stays practical and responsive rather than rigid.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow for continuity when in-person meetings are difficult, and support different communication styles so clients can choose the mode that feels most comfortable for them.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, sleeping difficulties, ADHD, self-esteem, and parenting challenges.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her approach is adaptive and client-centered, combining attachment-based perspectives, emotion-focused work, and skills-based therapies like CBT and DBT to match each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience delivering direct clinical care in a variety of settings and with diverse presenting concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in New York under NY LCSW 083394, practicing from that state.
Does she speak other languages or accept international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
She conducts video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Interested clients should select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityJealousyMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English

What Michelle can help with

Michelle Bronster works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Michelle works with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief, Compassion fatigue, Caregiver burnout, Traumatic brain Injury, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Hospice/end of life care, Personality disorders, Substance abuse, Relationship difficulties, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Adapting to life changes, Acculturation, and Incarceration.

How Michelle approaches therapy

Michelle's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Hypnotherapy, and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Michelle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New York.