- Collaborative approach
- Practical strategies
- Online sessions
About Michelle
Michelle Copley is a BACP counsellor with 12 years' experience. She offers a warm, collaborative style that helps people make sense of difficult feelings and move forward. Michelle aims to make the first steps into counselling as straightforward as possible. She focuses on respect and being understood during times of need.
Her approach is integrative, which means she combines techniques rather than relying on one fixed method. She often uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to look at thoughts and behaviours, and Transactional Analysis to help understand how people relate to others. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and other methods are used where they fit the person’s needs.
Sessions are conversational and psycho-educational. Michelle asks about what is happening, helps people notice patterns, and explains the therapies she uses so people can apply what they learn afterwards. Together she and the client develop a personalised plan with clear goals and practical steps.
Her experience includes supporting people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions and ADHD among other issues. Her additional focus areas include abandonment and adoption and foster care matters.
Michelle works online and aims to make therapy convenient by removing travel and timing pressures. To begin, clients follow the platform’s matching process and then schedule sessions to suit their availability.
How Michelle's approaches work in online therapy
Michelle frequently uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours to reduce distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression and practical problems that respond to step-by-step change.She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) ideas to teach skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping. DBT techniques can help with emotional overwhelm, impulsive responses and building steadier routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle discusses your goals and preferences and chooses methods collaboratively. This helps tailor sessions so they focus on what you want to change and what fits your life.
Michelle works online and highlights practical benefits such as saving travel time and fitting sessions into a busy schedule. Online work can make it easier to meet from a familiar space, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce added costs like travel. If you need clarification about the specific session formats offered, confirm the current options before booking so you know what to expect.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle work with?
She supports people with a wide range of issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is engaging and collaborative. Sessions are conversational and include teaching about the therapies used so clients can apply skills between meetings.
What is Michelle's professional background?
She qualified in 2011 and has about 12 years of experience working with varied concerns including trauma, self-harm, substance issues and mood difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Michelle is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to start therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.