About Michelle
Michelle Sewell offers a warm, person-focused way of working that centres the client's experience. She blends different therapeutic approaches so sessions match what a person needs. Her style aims to help people feel heard and to make practical steps towards change.
She uses client-centred listening to create space for people to talk without judgement. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when thinking patterns and behaviours are getting in the way. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when feelings and closeness are a concern, and mindfulness tools support managing stress and anxiety.
How Michelle works
Michelle has four years of experience in counselling and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That background includes supporting people through loss, major life changes, relationship difficulties and workplace strain. In sessions she works collaboratively, helping people choose approaches that suit their goals.
Practical, short-term strategies are offered alongside deeper work when exploring past patterns feels important. Conversations are straightforward and paced to each person’s comfort. People come to address issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, grief, parenting strain and intimacy-related worries.
Michelle also helps with attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, panic attacks and finding direction in midlife. Sessions can include exercises, thought-challenging tasks and mindfulness practices to use between meetings. The aim is to support clearer thinking, steadier moods and better coping with life’s demands.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- 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 therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions use that same attentive listening to help someone feel understood and to explore concerns at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours affect feelings. In online work this often includes practical exercises and short tasks to try between meetings to reduce anxiety, manage panic attacks or change unhelpful habits.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and shift patterns in close relationships by focusing on feelings and connection. Even over video or phone, the therapist guides conversations that aim to improve emotional awareness and communication.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels workable, and together they will try methods that fit the person's needs. That collaboration helps shape whether sessions stay brief and solution-focused or go deeper into past patterns.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can be a good shorter check-in or where bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits people who prefer writing or need brief, frequent support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and everyday life.
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