Michele Junges-Stainthorpe , BACP

Michele Junges-Stainthorpe welcomes adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties or the long shadow of trauma. She speaks English and French and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and manageable. Michele uses a tailored approach so people can talk about what matters most to them and find practical ways forward.

Michele adapts how she works to each person. She balances listening with gentle guidance, helping clients identify unhelpful patterns and experiment with new ways of coping. Practical techniques for sleep, mood and anxiety are offered alongside deeper conversation when it feels useful.

Her background includes time as a teacher and as a school counsellor in an international setting, plus work in private practice and voluntary organisations. Michele holds a BA in Counselling from Glasgow Caledonian University and a Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (BTEC 5) from South Tyneside College. She also studied French, Russian and Politics at university and uses this language knowledge when helpful.

Michele is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. She brings 21 years of experience to clinical work and a calm, practical style that many people find helpful.

People often come to her for support with parenting strain, family conflict, grief, intimacy concerns, attention differences such as ADHD, depression and bipolar mood difficulties. She also works with issues like anger, low self-esteem and the aftermath of abuse.

Sessions focus on what each person needs now, whether that is short-term coping strategies or a longer process of understanding and change.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the person leads the pace. It helps when someone wants to be heard and to explore their feelings without pressure. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and tackle low mood.

Michele will help clients choose the best mix of approaches. She talks through goals and preferences, then shapes sessions around what seems most useful. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

Online work is offered by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls suit a simpler check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be handy for brief updates or between-session support. These options provide flexibility so people can continue therapy even when travel or time is difficult.