- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Michaela
Michaela Probert is a counsellor who offers warm, down-to-earth support for people feeling low, overwhelmed or simply off balance. She welcomes conversations about specific worries such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strains and relationship concerns. Michaela uses listening, empathy and practical techniques to help clients find clearer footing and build everyday coping skills.
She draws on five years of practice and works from an integrative perspective. That means she combines methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred work among others.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what feels most helpful for each person rather than following a single formula. Michaela places emphasis on building trust and helping people reconnect with their own strengths. She supports people to try new ways of thinking, to notice unhelpful patterns, and to experiment with small changes that make life easier.
Practical exercises and mindfulness ideas can be used between sessions. Her range of interests includes parenting, attachment issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, self-esteem, sleeping problems and sexuality-related concerns. She also works with career stress, bereavement and many everyday coping challenges.
Michaela is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English and are held online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
What Michaela works with
Everything Michaela lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michaela helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michaela lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online options that suit busy lives
Michaela uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being led by them. ACT emphasises values-based action, so it can help when life feels numb or overwhelming.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. CBT offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and manage low mood, which people can use between sessions.
Choosing an approach is a joint process. Michaela works with each person to decide whether ACT, CBT or a more client-centred method fits best for their goals and preferences. That collaboration helps set small, achievable steps and keeps the work focused on what matters most to the client.
Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video helps recreate a face-to-face feel, phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier during a work break, and live chat or messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into family life, work schedules or busy days while keeping the practical focus on progress.
Questions people ask about Michaela
What concerns can I bring to counselling?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems and parenting worries. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She adopts an integrative, client-centred approach that combines practical techniques and reflective listening. Sessions are collaborative and shaped around what helps each person most.
How much experience does she have?
Michaela has five years of counselling experience working with a range of everyday and complex concerns. That background informs a flexible, person-focused practice.
What professional credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Different formats suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are charged through a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of sessions?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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