Michelle King

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Person-centred approach

About Michelle

Michelle King works with people seeking help for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes and ADHD. She uses person-centred counselling and offers one-to-one sessions that can be short or long term depending on circumstances. Michelle is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years' experience.

Michelle uses a person-centred approach in sessions. That means conversations focus on what the client brings, with the counsellor reflecting and responding rather than directing. She may include creative methods alongside talking and practical strategies when these suit the client's needs.

Sessions can look at past experiences when that helps make sense of current behaviour and relationships. The aim is to increase understanding and to try different ways of coping with difficult feelings or situations. Practical tools and simple strategies may be offered to manage anxiety, stress or the effects of trauma.

Michelle also works with issues linked to attachment and abandonment, family of origin matters, communication and control problems, dissociation, and transitions such as divorce or separation. She has experience with concerns around neurodivergence including autism and Asperger Syndrome, and with fertility and caregiver stress.

People who choose her can expect straightforward, respectful appointments that focus on their priorities. She offers supervision in addition to counselling work. Sessions are offered in English and she practises in the United Kingdom.

How Michelle uses therapeutic approaches in online work

Michelle's stated practice is person-centred counselling, which focuses on the client's concerns and prioritises listening and reflection. In this approach the counsellor follows the client's lead, gently responding and offering perspective so the client can clarify feelings and make choices; it suits people who want a conversational, non-directive way to understand themselves.

She also uses creative methods alongside talking and practical strategy work. Creative techniques can help people express difficult feelings when words are hard to find, and practical strategies offer step-by-step ways to manage symptoms such as anxiety or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan based on the client's needs, goals and preferences, so the process is collaborative rather than fixed.

Check the session formats before booking to confirm how Michelle runs appointments, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel, and it can allow shorter check-ins or quieter audio-only sessions when that works better for a person's day-to-day life.

Topics Michelle lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Michelle

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety and stress using talking, practical strategies and reflective work.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her practice is based on a person-centred approach and can include creative methods alongside talking and strategy-based work.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years' experience working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor and clinical supervisor.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients book sessions?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions arranged 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.