Michaela Probert, BACP

Michaela Probert is a counsellor who works with people feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure what is wrong. She welcomes clients who have a specific problem or those who just need someone to talk to. Michaela listens without judgement and aims to help people reconnect with their own strengths so they can move forward in everyday life.

She draws on five years of practical experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background is integrative, so she mixes methods to suit each person rather than using a single fixed model. This means sessions are shaped around what the client needs in the moment.

Michaela uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-informed ways of working, client-centred listening, and cognitive behavioural ideas alongside Jungian perspectives. She describes counselling as a shared process of exploration and reflection, where new techniques can be tried alongside talking things through.

People can bring many issues to sessions, including anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy worries, grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, or questions around identity and sexuality. She also notes experience with ADHD, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and caring-related stress.

Michaela works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. If you want to start, use the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

How specific approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and to act in line with what matters to them. It can help when anxiety, avoidance or uncertainty are getting in the way of everyday life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build new ways of relating and feeling safer in themselves. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being listened to deeply without judgement, which supports reflection and self-directed change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they will try different ways of working and choose techniques that match the person's needs rather than forcing a single method.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific options are set by the therapist. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks or quieter moments. They can also make it simpler to use tools such as worksheets or mindfulness exercises during the session. If you want to try counselling online, check the session options when you book so you know how you will meet.