About Michaela
Michaela Kendall offers a calm, steady space for people feeling overwhelmed by life. She speaks simply and listens closely, welcoming concerns about stress, anxiety, depression and the strain of parenting. Michaela names respect and compassion as the starting point for each session.
She works with relationship difficulties, family conflict, grief and loss, and problems with intimacy. Addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue are also within her practice.
How Michaela works
Michaela helps people make sense of what feels heavy and find small, practical steps forward. Her approach is shaped by client-centred methods and attachment-based ideas that look at how relationships affect wellbeing. Emotionally focused techniques and trauma-informed care are used when feelings and past events need attention.
Mindfulness practices are offered to help with regulation and managing stress in everyday moments. Michaela holds BACP registration, which is listed as her credential. She has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
Sessions are adapted to each person’s needs instead of following a fixed script. If someone is nervous about starting, Michaela aims to make the first step manageable. She will typically begin by listening to what matters most and then agree small goals.
Over time the work is paced to suit the person and their life demands.
Michaela lists 5 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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How attachment, emotion work and online sessions fit together
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and supports changing those patterns for steadier connection.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centres on identifying and responding to core emotions. It aims to help people name feelings, see their role in relationship problems, and create new, more helpful emotional responses.
Michaela uses these approaches alongside client-centred listening and trauma-aware techniques. She will work collaboratively to find the best fit, discussing goals and preferences in early sessions. Together they decide whether to emphasise emotional processing, relationship patterns or practical regulation tools like mindfulness.
Online work is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are useful for a full conversational session; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and text messaging let people message between sessions or use a written format that feels less intense. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and daily life.
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