- Client-centred
- Practical strategies
- Mindfulness informed
About Michelle
Michelle Thomas is a psychotherapeutic counsellor who uses an integrative, client-centred approach. She works in a warm, friendly way and tailors sessions to each person’s needs. Michelle encourages people to be active collaborators in change and focuses on practical strategies that fit real life.
She draws on methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help tackle anxiety, depression and stress. That work often includes building skills for managing difficult feelings, improving day-to-day coping, and exploring patterns that affect intimacy and relationships. Michelle also uses mindfulness exercises and hypnotherapy where helpful to support relaxation and emotional regulation.
Michelle has seven years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. These include grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem and body image, and issues connected to ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with career pressures, parenting strain, sleeping problems and life transitions.
Her practice pays attention to more specialised areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and aspects of alternative sex culture including BDSM and kink. Michelle aims to help people develop tools and new ways of relating to themselves and others rather than offering quick fixes.
Sessions are offered in English from a United Kingdom base. Michelle notes limited evening and weekend times are available on request. To start, visitors are invited to use the Start Therapy flow and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
She draws on methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help tackle anxiety, depression and stress. That work often includes building skills for managing difficult feelings, improving day-to-day coping, and exploring patterns that affect intimacy and relationships. Michelle also uses mindfulness exercises and hypnotherapy where helpful to support relaxation and emotional regulation.
Michelle has seven years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. These include grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem and body image, and issues connected to ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with career pressures, parenting strain, sleeping problems and life transitions.
Her practice pays attention to more specialised areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and aspects of alternative sex culture including BDSM and kink. Michelle aims to help people develop tools and new ways of relating to themselves and others rather than offering quick fixes.
Sessions are offered in English from a United Kingdom base. Michelle notes limited evening and weekend times are available on request. To start, visitors are invited to use the Start Therapy flow and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
How Michelle’s approaches translate to online work
Michelle blends Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a way that suits online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping the person lead the pace of change, which can help people feel heard even when not meeting in person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, mood and stress that can be practised between sessions.Michelle also uses elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address patterns that affect intimacy and connection, and she brings in mindfulness exercises to support calming and focus. She will discuss which combination of approaches seems most useful and work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals and preferences.
Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports doing practical skill work at home and keeping momentum between sessions while the therapist and client decide on the best therapeutic plan together.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
See below
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Michelle help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, as well as issues like addiction, grief, sleep problems and low self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Michelle uses an integrative, client-centred style that is warm and collaborative, combining practical techniques with reflective work.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of professional experience working across many concerns including trauma, compassion fatigue, ADHD and career-related stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
Michelle holds NCPS as a credential and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are session fees and scheduling handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the first step to start therapy?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.