Michaela Probert , BACP

Michaela Probert is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling low, overwhelmed or out of sorts. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person. If someone is unsure what’s wrong or has a clear problem, she offers space to talk and make sense of things.

She uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. That means sessions can include practical steps from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance-based ideas, alongside attention to attachment patterns and the person’s own meaning-making. Sessions are conversational and focused on small, useful changes as well as deeper reflection.

Michaela describes herself as compassionate and non-judgemental. She prefers to support people by offering listening, gentle challenge and tools they can use between sessions. The aim is to help people access their own strengths and build confidence over time.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. She also works with issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, identity and intimacy-related struggles, sleep problems and parenting stress. Attention is given to how attachment and past relationships shape current patterns.

Michaela holds BACP registration, has five years' experience and practices in the United Kingdom. She works with adults and tailors the style of sessions to what feels most helpful for each person. Online and remote session formats are available as part of her approach.

Therapeutic approaches you can access online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It focuses on what matters to you and on small actions that move your life in that direction, which can help with anxiety, stress and low mood.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they repeat certain habits in relationships and supports new ways of relating and feeling safer in connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michaela will discuss different ways of working and together you will choose what fits your needs, goals and preferences. The plan can be adjusted as you learn what helps and what does not.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let you read facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, step-by-step problem solving or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy going around busy lives and varied schedules.