About Michaela
Michaela Duffy offers practical, down-to-earth support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or problems with relationships and self-worth. She makes space for a person's story and works alongside them to find clearer ways forward. The first meetings focus on what matters most right now and on small steps that can help each day feel more manageable.
She draws on client-centred counselling to listen without judgement and to help people name their strengths.
How Michaela works
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of coping. Psychodynamic ideas can help uncover how past experiences affect present feelings and relationships. Michaela is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.
She has three years of professional experience supporting people with depression, panic attacks, and mood disorders. Her work also covers parenting strain, caregiver stress, and challenges around life changes and career decisions. Common areas she addresses include abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, control and impulsivity, body image and shame, and feelings of isolation.
She also supports people dealing with separation and forgiveness, and those exploring life purpose and meaning. Sessions aim to be collaborative and practical. People can expect clear options to try between meetings, gentle reflection on patterns that matter, and help choosing everyday strategies that suit their life.
Michaela helps people build tools they can use after therapy ends.
Michaela lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Michaela works with
The areas below are the ones Michaela selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Michaela uses client-centred counselling to prioritise the person's experience, offering attentive listening and a non-judgemental space to talk through problems. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship worries and caregiving stress by focusing on strengths and personal goals.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives. Online CBT sessions can include short exercises between meetings to practise new ways of coping for anxiety, panic and mood challenges.
Psychodynamic ideas are used to notice patterns rooted in past relationships and how they affect current feelings. Talking this through online can bring new clarity about recurring problems and help people change long-standing responses.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will compare options with the person and decide together what fits best, based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can adjust as therapy progresses.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps, phone sessions can suit people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around busy days and different routines.
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