Mika Felstead

• Mindfulness practice
• Solution-focused work
• NCPS member

About Mika

Mika Felstead works on stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief and everyday worries using a person-focused, pluralistic approach. She is a member of the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) and has five years of professional experience.

Mika frames each session around what the client brings and what they want to work on. She adapts ways of working to suit the person in the room rather than following one fixed method. Sessions move at the client’s pace and aim to make difficult topics easier to talk about.

She uses mindfulness practices when they are helpful, for example to manage moments of high stress or to steady breathing and attention. Mika also draws on solution-focused ideas to help identify small practical steps that can make a difference between appointments.

Her practice includes help with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. She also lists support for trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career matters, bipolar-related struggles, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Mika notes additional focus on abandonment, attachment, blended family issues, codependency and communication problems. She also works with challenges arising from divorce, domestic violence, guilt and shame, isolation and bereavement, including pet loss.

She follows the NCPS code of ethics, engages in continuing professional development and has regular supervision. Messages received during the week are normally answered within 24 hours, and weekend messages are replied to on Monday.

How Mika’s approaches work for online counselling

Mika uses client-centred and mindfulness approaches online to help people manage worries and improve day-to-day coping. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and following what the person wants to talk about; it helps with stress, relationship problems and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy offers practical exercises in awareness and breathing to reduce reactivity and calm the body during stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mika will discuss goals and preferences and test different ways of working. This is a collaborative process where methods are adjusted to suit the client’s needs and what is most helpful in practice.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify exact delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring duties or travel by removing commute time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid using a camera on some occasions, depending on what works best for them and their day-to-day routine.

Topics Mika lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Mika

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people with stress and anxiety using calm-focused techniques and practical steps to manage pressure.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises a pluralistic, client-centred way of working and uses mindfulness and solution-focused methods when they suit the client.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body?

She is a member of the NCPS, the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, and follows their code of ethics.

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Will she see clients outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.