Michelle Bronster, LCSW

Michelle Bronster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She uses an adaptive, client-centered style and often combines practical skills with brief, solution-focused work. Michelle draws on approaches that emphasize emotion regulation, grounding, and real-world problem solving.

She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked across a range of settings. Much of her practice has involved group and individual work that included skills training for managing intense emotions and stress. That background informs a clear, skills-oriented way of working in sessions.

Michelle helps people cope with anxiety, stress, relationship problems, grief, and depression. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and the many challenges of aging. She frames goals in everyday terms and uses exercises people can try between sessions.

Her approach often includes elements from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and attachment-based work. She uses mindfulness, relaxation, and psychoeducation to build coping tools. Sessions can be shorter-term or adjusted for longer work depending on needs.

Michelle tends to keep things practical and direct. She can offer grounding and emotion-regulation exercises on request. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling will help determine whether her style fits the person seeking help.

How Michelle's approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and reactions. In practice this often means noticing patterns in how someone connects, then practicing different ways of responding to feel more secure. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors by identifying patterns and testing new ways of thinking. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness through concrete skills training useful in times of high stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to focus on short-term solutions or longer-term skill building.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a workday, allow shorter check-ins when a quick review is needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people practice grounding, mindfulness, and CBT or DBT skills in the settings where they live and work, which can help make new habits stick.