- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Michelle
Michelle Lumley is a BACP counsellor working from the United Kingdom. She has three years of practice and offers online sessions across the UK. Michelle focuses on creating a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, parenting concerns and life changes.
She uses a gentle, human-centred style that begins with listening. Sessions involve curious questions and regular check-ins about progress. Michelle aims to help people notice what feels difficult and find small, practical ways to cope.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural tools alongside client-centred listening and narrative work. This mix lets her tailor sessions to the person’s needs rather than following a single method. Creative options such as reflective writing or simple art materials are available when helpful.
Michelle has experience supporting people with grief, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, sleep and eating concerns, and neurodiversity-related issues such as autism and ADHD. She also addresses work stress, caregiver strain and chronic health challenges. Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what the person needs, and she offers flexible times for those with changing shift patterns.
The first meeting is an exploratory session to agree a working plan and any paperwork needed. Michelle respects each person’s pace and choices. She works within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework and keeps her practice under ongoing professional development.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michelle helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative 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.
How these approaches guide online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional responses. In online sessions this can help people understand patterns in parenting, intimacy and trust. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, offering empathic listening and space to make sense of feelings at one’s own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses simple exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will explore a person’s goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then agree a plan. That plan can change as needs change, with regular review to check what is helping.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit more easily into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflection between sessions, or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit counselling into busy family life or shift-based work.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What issues can Michelle help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship and self-esteem difficulties, plus grief, trauma, ADHD and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and curious, centred on listening and regular review. Sessions combine client-centred listening with practical CBT techniques and narrative work.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has three years of counselling experience working with a range of concerns from bereavement to chronic illness and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom and works online with clients across the UK.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule an exploratory session to discuss goals and the working agreement.
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