- Warm and practical
- Focus on skills
- Values-based care
About Michelle
Michelle Newton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and ADHD. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what feels most urgent to them.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on listening first, then building practical skills to manage day-to-day problems. Michelle emphasizes clear, usable tools people can try between sessions rather than only talking about issues.
Michelle draws on several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also works with attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current struggles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take steps toward what matters to them.
People often come with relationship conflict, codependency concerns, or parenting strain. Michelle also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, separation, and grief. She pays attention to how communication and control issues affect daily life and offers concrete ways to address them.
Her background includes an emphasis on trauma, ADHD, and autism spectrum concerns, alongside many years helping adults and couples build better routines and clearer boundaries. To begin, she encourages a straightforward first step: describe what’s most pressing and set simple, achievable goals together.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Michelle commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered methods. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters most, and take small actions toward those values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and communication, which can be useful for relationship and codependency concerns. Client-Centered therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental listening stance so people feel heard and can explore their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That choice can change over time as new priorities emerge.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the profile. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let people use video or phone depending on what works best for them. The focus is on matching a helpful approach to everyday routines so progress is practical and manageable.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of problems does Michelle help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, ADHD, and related concerns like codependency and communication issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Michelle uses a warm, down-to-earth approach that focuses on listening first and then practicing clear, practical skills between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working as a mental health clinician in a variety of settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Washington and practices with that credential.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the U.S.?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.