Michelle Thomas , NCPS

Michelle Thomas is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with seven years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She works in a warm, approachable way and focuses on what each person needs. Michelle uses a blend of practical strategies and listening to help people move forward.

She follows a client-centred style that treats the person as the expert in their life. That means sessions are shaped around the issues a person brings and their goals. Michelle also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful thought patterns and build new ways of coping.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are used when relationships and intimacy are the main concern. She helps people notice patterns in how they connect, and gently experiments with new ways of communicating. Mindfulness techniques and hypnotherapy are offered to support anxiety, sleep problems and grounding during difficult moments.

Michelle works with a wide range of concerns from low self-esteem, body image and grief to addiction, trauma and ADHD-related struggles. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career pressure and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to give practical tools, clearer choices and steady emotional support.

Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom. Michelle provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, with some evening and weekend times available by arrangement. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step will connect a person to her practice.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

Michelle uses Client-Centred Therapy to place the person's experience at the heart of the work. This approach focuses on listening, building trust and helping someone set their own goals, which can help with low self-esteem, life changes and relationship concerns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practise new coping strategies for anxiety, depression and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Michelle will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and agree a plan together. That means trying things out and adjusting methods so sessions feel useful and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face experience from any location. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing coaching-style work, or people who prefer typing to talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.