Michele Attias , BACP

Michele Attias is a BACP counsellor with 20 years of experience who helps women navigate stress, anxiety and major life changes. She works in English and Spanish and supports people wanting clearer decisions, less overwhelm and improved energy. Michele aims to make sessions feel warm, practical and focused on real-life results.

Michele uses a holistic view that looks at physical, emotional and social factors together. She adapts sessions to each person's needs and can offer short or longer-term work depending on goals. Her approach is client-centred, so conversations follow what matters to the person in the room.

In sessions she helps people reduce worry, manage burnout and improve concentration and time management. She also works with grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, addiction and self-esteem problems. Her experience includes supporting people through career challenges, parenting strain and compassion fatigue.

Michele draws on a range of methods to encourage action and growth. She aims to help clients make practical choices, take small steps forward and rebuild confidence. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort level.

People who choose Michele can expect a direct but caring style. She aims to listen closely, reflect back what she hears and offer tools to reduce anxiety and increase focus. If someone is ready to start, she invites them to take the next step toward clearer thinking and steadier energy.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages people to notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can help with anxiety, stress and low motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce worry and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and can help people understand and change how they relate to others and to themselves.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work and Michele treats it as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. If something does not feel helpful, she will adapt the plan together so the sessions remain useful and focused on what the person wants to achieve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video works well for in-depth conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or more frequent support. This variety makes it possible to fit counselling around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.