About Michelle
Michelle Copley offers a practical, person-centred way of working that focuses on what matters to each individual. She blends conversational sessions with clear tools so people can understand their patterns and make steady changes. Michelle holds BACP accreditation and has twelve years' experience supporting people through difficult times.
Her approach is collaborative and down to earth. She listens first, then helps people make sense of their feelings and behaviours. Sessions include discussion, gentle teaching about therapeutic ideas, and practical exercises to try between meetings.
How Michelle works
Michelle draws on several well-known approaches, choosing what fits each person. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thoughts and actions, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for emotion regulation, and Client-Centred methods to build a trusting working relationship. That variety helps her tailor support for different challenges.
She has worked with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting concerns, relationship difficulties, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem and ADHD among other issues. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment, blended family issues, chronic illness and caregiving stress. All sessions are conducted online by video, phone, chat or messaging.
Michelle explains techniques in simple language and helps people put strategies into everyday life. People who want clear, practical support will find a straightforward, respectful style.
Michelle lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Therapeutic approaches and online support
Michelle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside Client-Centred techniques. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and practising small changes to improve mood and coping. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving stability in daily life. Client-Centred work prioritises a respectful, non-judgemental relationship so people feel heard and understood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your situation, goals and preferences, then recommend a mix of methods that suit you. This is a collaborative process and it can be reviewed as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let you see visual cues and build rapport, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suits quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to schedule sessions around work, caregiving and daily life.
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