Michael White, LICSW

Michael White is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Rhode Island who helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and caregiving strain. He welcomes conversations about relationship concerns, self-esteem, addiction, mood challenges, and life transitions. His tone is practical and team-oriented, with the client setting the goals for therapy.

He brings about 10 years of experience in varied settings, including inpatient psychiatric units and school-based counseling. That range shaped a down-to-earth approach to common problems, from coping with loss to addressing burnout and compassion fatigue. He also works with people facing issues around identity, communication problems, and control or guilt.

Michael’s work draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. He uses these approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and build skills that fit daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered ideas also inform his style, keeping sessions focused on what matters most to each person.

Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. He aims to make goals clear and practical steps simple to try between meetings. Many clients appreciate the emphasis on realistic strategies and the direct focus on problems that reduce wellbeing.

If caregiving stress is a concern, he lists caregiver issues and stress among his additional focuses and can help people explore coping strategies and boundaries. To begin, visitors are invited to use the site process to match and schedule a first session.

How his approaches fit into online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It is useful for anxiety, low motivation, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behavior changes to reduce distress and improve mood. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to find a person’s own reasons to change, often used for addictions, ambivalence, and lifestyle shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss options with each person and together decide which methods match the client’s goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and may combine elements from different approaches based on what helps the individual make progress.

Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online work useful for fitting therapy into busy lives, handling caregiving responsibilities, or making shorter check-ins easier to schedule. Online sessions can make it simpler to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and to try new skills between meetings without long travel times.