Michele Findley , BACP

Michele Findley offers direct, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression or life changes. She is Michele Findley, a counsellor with seven years of experience who aims to create a calm space to talk through what matters most. Michele works with issues such as relationship strain, grief, low self-worth, addiction and challenges linked to neurodivergence. Her sessions focus on what helps day to day. Michele uses straightforward tools from approaches like cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. She combines this with attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Michele has particular experience supporting people with grief, trauma and ongoing health concerns. She also helps those dealing with parenting stress, career crossroads and compassion fatigue. Work can include short coaching-style conversations or longer therapeutic exploration, depending on what a person needs. Sessions are offered in English and Michele works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally. Her practice follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration standards and she draws on seven years of clinical experience in varied settings. People who come to Michele usually start by talking about immediate concerns and then agree small, practical steps to try between sessions. The focus is on steady progress, clearer thinking and rebuilding confidence in everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Michele commonly uses cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her practice. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviours to reduce distress. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on values and practical steps, teaching ways to live better with difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fighting them.

She also draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas to look at how relationships influence emotions and patterns. That perspective can be useful when relationship issues, intimacy concerns or early attachment experiences are affecting wellbeing. Michele will work collaboratively to find which mix of approaches fits your goals and preferences, adjusting methods as you go.

Online therapy with Michele is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls suit those with lower bandwidth, and messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or flexible contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel and to keep progress steady even when schedules change.