About Michelle
Michelle Lindsay uses a person-centred, relational way of working to help people make sense of difficult moments. She is a BACP member with four years' experience in counselling in the United Kingdom. Michelle aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about anxiety, stress, low mood, trauma, relationship worries and other pressures.
She listens closely and supports clients to find their own answers rather than giving advice.
How Michelle works
Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and move at a pace that feels manageable. Michelle describes her stance as empathic and grounded, helping clients notice their strengths and choices. Her practice draws on client-centred and existential ideas, with a relational emphasis that pays attention to how people experience themselves and others.
She may bring in different perspectives if they suit a person’s needs, always in dialogue with the client. Michelle has worked in both independent practice and community settings, and she offers online and in-person sessions. She is comfortable supporting people facing grief, parenting strain, career stress, identity concerns, ADHD-related challenges and long-term health issues.
People can expect straightforward conversations about goals and what would help between sessions. Michelle invites clients to explore emotions, practical steps and personal values so they can build coping strategies and make changes that fit their life.
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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
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
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 Michelle's approaches work online
Michelle uses client-centred ideas to place the client's experience at the heart of each session. This approach means the counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is heard and follows the person’s pace to help them feel understood and make their own choices. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, relationship concerns and self-esteem work.She also draws on existential therapy to help people examine meaning, values and life choices. Existential conversations can help when someone is facing big life changes, feelings of emptiness, or doubts about purpose and direction.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will work with each person to agree what feels most helpful, checking in about goals and adjusting methods as the work unfolds. That way therapy stays relevant to practical needs as well as deeper questions.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different routines. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a busy day, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people fit counselling around work, family and other commitments.
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