About Michelle
Michelle Beard helps people who are feeling stuck, anxious, low or overwhelmed. She is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with a BACP credential and seven years of practice. Michelle explains things plainly and aims to make the first step less daunting for someone seeking support.
She focuses on everyday problems such as anxiety, depression, stress and low self-esteem. She also helps people facing relationship issues, intimacy concerns, grief, addiction and the emotional fallout of major life changes.
How Michelle works
Michelle supports those dealing with trauma, ADHD, bipolar challenges and compassion fatigue as well. In sessions she uses straightforward, conversational methods. She draws on client-centred work to follow the person's pace and priorities.
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and mindfulness to build calmer responses to stress. Michelle welcomes discussion of practical goals. That can include coping strategies for sleep and eating problems, ways to manage anger, or steps to rebuild trust after infidelity.
She also offers coaching-style support for career questions and motivation issues. Her tone is non-judgemental and down-to-earth. Work together is collaborative and paced to what the person needs.
For those who prefer online help, she offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and messaging as ways to keep talking when life is busy.
Michelle lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Michelle uses practical approaches online
Michelle blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness to help people make clear changes. Client-centred therapy means the counsellor listens closely and follows what the person wants to work on, building sessions around their pace and priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and supports practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness practice offers simple exercises to reduce reactivity and build attention to the present moment.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to test approaches and choose what fits best with a person's goals, preferences and everyday life. That means plans can shift over time as needs change and progress is made.
Online sessions offer a flexible way to keep therapy consistent. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when that matters, phone sessions suit quieter check-ins or lower bandwidth, live chat can be used for shorter conversations and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
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