About Michelle
Michelle Freeman is a counsellor with 13 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and she mixes practical talking approaches with focused therapeutic techniques. Michelle offers straightforward care for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship or intimacy issues, sleep problems, eating concerns and low self-esteem.
Her work often starts by listening and making sense of what is happening now. She uses a blend of approaches to match the person in front of her rather than applying one fixed method.
How Michelle works
Sessions are shaped around each person’s goals and the pace they prefer. Michelle draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change patterns of thinking and behaviour. She also uses client-centred ways of working so people feel heard and understood.
For trauma-related work she incorporates Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing where appropriate. People come to Michelle for a wide range of difficulties including trauma and abuse, LGBT-related concerns, anger, coping with life changes, chronic health problems and ADHD. She also supports those dealing with body image, caregiver stress, bereavement and relationship troubles.
Her style is practical and respectful. Michelle will work collaboratively, helping clients set realistic aims and offering tools they can use between sessions. The focus is on clear steps forward and on rebuilding confidence and coping skills.
To begin, someone completes an online matching questionnaire and books a session. The approach is flexible, with short or longer-term options shaped by individual need.
Michelle lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Michelle uses focused approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and when life changes feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and offers practical strategies to break negative cycles, which suits problems like low mood, sleep issues and worry. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that works with distressing memories to reduce their intensity and the strong reactions they trigger.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then tailor a blend of methods. This is a collaborative process so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face connection when that matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need more flexible contact between scheduled meetings. These formats help maintain continuity of care and offer practical choices for different routines and energy levels.
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