About Michala
Michala Cherry draws on six years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and trauma. She also supports those facing relationship strain, anger, addiction concerns, low self-esteem and life changes.
Michala creates a calm space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. Sessions are conversational and down to earth. She aims to make talking about hard things feel practical and manageable.
How Michala works
Her work includes support around sleep and eating issues, parenting pressures, career uncertainty and compassion fatigue. Michala also offers help for people exploring LGBT concerns, intimacy-related worries and ADHD related challenges. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her approach.
Michaela holds BACP accreditation, which reflects a professional standard in counselling practice. She speaks English and works with clients in the UK and internationally. Her practice includes a mix of formats so people can choose what fits their life.
People come to Michala when they want straightforward help to cope and move forward. She focuses on practical steps and on helping each person find clearer ways to manage daily stresses and bigger transitions.
What Michala works with
The areas below are the ones Michala selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches and online options that suit busy lives
Michala uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make changes. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and low mood; it helps with stress, depression and day-to-day worry. Another approach centres on stabilising responses after trauma and building routines that improve sleep, eating and emotional regulation; this is useful for those coping with trauma, grief or compassion fatigue.Choosing the right approach is something Michala does together with each person. She will discuss goals and preferences, try methods out, and adapt the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps ensure the work matches what the client needs in practice.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins and text messaging lets people pace messages across the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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