About Michael
Michael Sivori is a counsellor with 28 years' experience helping people through loss, anxiety and life changes. He holds BACP registration and works from a client-centred perspective that values empathy and respect. Michael combines practical conversation, calm presence and mindfulness to help people find steady ground when life feels hard.
He has a long background as a university teacher and has trained other therapists, so he brings both hands-on practice and years of reflection to sessions.
How Michael works
That teaching work influences how he explains ideas and guides people step by step through difficult topics. In sessions he focuses on being non-judgemental and fully attentive. He helps people notice what matters to them, and draws out personal strengths they may have overlooked.
Mindfulness practices are used to anchor conversations and reduce overwhelming feelings. Michael also works with grief, compassion fatigue and addiction recovery. He supports people facing family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and fatherhood or parenting strains.
Practical problem-solving and clearer communication are often part of the work. He pays attention to identity, cultural questions and the emotional impact of stressful jobs, including first responder issues. Michael aims to make therapy a place where someone can test new ways of coping, try out honest conversations, and slowly rebuild confidence.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. He uses a calm, patient style and adapts pace to each person’s needs.
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What Michael works with
The areas below are the ones Michael selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Michael’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows what matters most to the client, which helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns and life transitions.Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce overwhelming feelings and bring focus to the present moment. These practices are useful for anxiety, stress and supporting recovery from grief or burnout.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michael will talk with the client about goals, preferences and practical needs, and they will adapt the approach as trust builds. That collaborative process helps people test different ways of coping and decide what feels most effective.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different routines. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, travel or busy family life.
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