Denise Hamilton, LICSW, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

ACT and CBT methods
Attachment focused work
Coaching for leaders

About Denise

Denise Hamilton is a LICSW and LMSW with 15 years of clinical experience based in Michigan. She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and LGBT related matters. Denise works with people who want practical support for coping with life changes and career stresses.

She keeps sessions straightforward and collaborative. Denise uses approaches like cognitive behavioral methods and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice patterns of thinking and try small changes. She also draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas to look at relationship patterns and how past connections affect present feelings.

In practice she listens first, then offers options that fit a person’s communication style. Sessions may include mindful breathing exercises, thought-challenging skills, and focused conversations about relationship interactions. Denise also applies coaching techniques for work-related goals and leadership concerns drawn from her nonprofit and executive background.

People who come for help with parenting, caregiving stress, or chronic health issues get concrete steps for daily coping. She also addresses concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care, body image, and decision-making around separation or divorce. The work tends to mix talking, skill practice, and planning small experiments between sessions.

Denise asks clients to be active in the process and checks in on what is or isn’t working. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How Denise’s approaches work in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and values-based action. It can help when worry or avoidance gets in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors, which can ease anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of connection and can help people understand how early relationships influence current reactions and relationship choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals, preferences, and what methods feel most useful. That collaborative decision means techniques can be mixed and adjusted as progress is checked in session.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy schedule easier by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during lunch breaks or between errands. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins or sessions without video if that helps with focus or bandwidth. Denise aims to help clients apply therapeutic tools in everyday settings rather than promise a particular service model.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety LGBTRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issues Multicultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Prejudice and discrimination Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues Workplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Massachusetts, Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and LGBT related concerns, among other issues listed on her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, using talking, skill practice, and brief exercises to help people test changes between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including career coaching and caregiving stress.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a LICSW and an LMSW based in Michigan.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are used?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.