About Michelle
Michelle Preston uses a collaborative, person-centred approach to help people who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck. She offers calm, straightforward support for common concerns such as stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. Michelle introduces simple steps so people can start to feel a little more in control of everyday life.
Michelle has five years of experience working in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
How Michelle works
She helps people cope with grief and loss, depression, relationship and family difficulties, and life changes that leave them unsure what to do next. Her practice also focuses on specific challenges such as abandonment issues, attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger Syndrome related concerns, codependency, communication problems, and workplace stress. She supports people who experience obsessive thoughts, compulsions, social anxiety, phobias and trichotillomania.
In sessions Michelle listens without judgement and helps people clarify what they value and want to change. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. People can expect practical strategies as well as space to talk through feelings.
Michelle aims to help clients build skills they can use between sessions and to find manageable steps towards the life they want.
Michelle lists 7 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to small actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and on practising new ways of responding to reduce distress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and connections and helps people build more supported ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Michelle works collaboratively to match techniques to each person's goals and preferences. She starts by listening to what matters most and then uses approaches that fit the situation, adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls work well for a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit short check-ins or busy days. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, and to keep the focus on building manageable skills and steady progress.
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