Michelle Fear , BACP

Michelle Fear is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and the effects of trauma. She works with those facing family conflict, grief and challenges to self-esteem. Michelle carries a BACP credential and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

She listens with respect and sensitivity, and aims to create a calm space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs so conversations and goals reflect what matters most to them. Michelle aims to support people who are questioning life purpose, feeling isolated, or coping after loss.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working, which means attention to relationships and to what each person brings to therapy. She also uses psychodynamic perspectives and trauma-focused methods when those fit a person's situation. These approaches help when patterns from the past affect present choices or when traumatic events need careful attention.

People come to Michelle with a wide range of concerns, from abandonment and attachment issues to jealousy, infidelity and family problems. She offers practical conversation, emotional support and steady guidance while people work through painful memories and make new plans for the future.

Michelle believes taking the first step takes courage. She aims to empower people to make changes at a pace that feels manageable, and to build clearer ways forward for everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches come alive online

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape feelings and behaviour. Online sessions let people talk through how attachment issues affect current relationships and build new ways of relating.

Client-centred therapy emphasises the person's own experience and pace, with the counsellor following the person's lead. This approach suits online formats where conversation and reflection are central, and where people can set the tempo that feels right for them.

Psychodynamic ideas pay attention to recurring patterns and feelings that come from earlier life experiences. In online therapy these themes can be noticed and discussed over time, helping people make sense of why certain situations repeat.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. Michelle will collaborate with each person to decide what methods best match their goals, needs and preferences. That process may shift as therapy progresses and as new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text sessions suit shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on steady therapeutic progress.