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About Michelle
Michelle Smith works with people on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression and coping with life changes, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
Michelle uses straightforward conversations to help clients make sense of what they are facing. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for existing strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as talking through feelings and patterns.
Her background includes work with people experiencing mood disorders, obsessive and compulsive behaviours, and post-traumatic stress. She also has experience around addiction to drugs and alcohol, issues of guilt and shame, and challenges linked to ageing and geriatric concerns.
Michelle is familiar with concerns connected to attachment, paranoia and personality difficulties, and with problems arising from prejudice or discrimination. She can support people dealing with social anxiety, sexual identity questions, and hearing impairment related needs.
In the first sessions she aims to understand what matters most to the client and to agree clear, manageable goals. Later work can include structured techniques and practical coping plans to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. The emphasis is on collaborative problem solving and on building skills that can be used between sessions.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Michelle works with evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building practical coping skills. One common approach is structured problem-solving work, which breaks difficult situations into manageable steps and helps people try small changes between sessions. This is useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes.
Another approach she uses involves trauma-informed ways of working that pay attention to how past harm affects current feelings and behaviour. This helps people affected by trauma, abuse or addiction to notice patterns and develop safer responses in daily life.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the therapy process. The counsellor will work with each person to agree the best fit based on their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change as work progresses and will be reviewed together.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also gives flexibility for people in different places to work with registered or accredited professionals without needing to change location.
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Topics Michelle lists
Questions about Michelle
- Does she work with anxiety?
- Yes. She supports people with stress and various forms of anxiety, including social anxiety and phobia.
- What kind of counselling does she offer?
- She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical conversation to help clients address symptoms and behaviours.
- How much experience does she have?
- She has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
- Is she registered with a professional body?
- Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
- Can I have sessions in English?
- Sessions are offered in English.
- Can people outside the UK work with her?
- International clients are accepted according to the biography provided.
- How are sessions booked and what do they cost?
- Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
- How do I start counselling with her?
- Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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