Denise Hamilton , LICSW, LMSW

Denise Hamilton is a Michigan-based licensed social worker who brings 15 years of clinical experience to her practice. She offers a compassionate, down-to-earth approach that centers on collaboration and respect, helping people explore the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to find practical ways forward.

She holds LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) and LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) credentials, and adapts methods to fit each individual’s communication and learning style. Denise blends evidence-informed approaches to address a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, anger, career and life transitions, and compassion fatigue.

Denise also works with related areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and separation or divorce. Her style emphasizes patience, respect, and pragmatic support as she partners with clients to build coping skills and greater self-understanding.

At this time Denise Hamilton is not accepting new clients.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Denise Hamilton draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values and building actions that align with those values - it is often helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding relational patterns formed early in life and how they show up in current relationships - it can be useful for couples work, family concerns, and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Denise collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as the work evolves so therapy remains practical and relevant.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling, reduce travel time, and make it easier for people with busy lives or mobility constraints to access licensed professionals. These options allow therapy to be integrated into daily life while maintaining the same focus on building coping skills, improving relationships, and addressing the concerns that brought someone to therapy.