About Michelle
Michelle Thomas uses a person-centred style and blends techniques to make therapy practical and straightforward. She introduces simple strategies people can use between sessions. Michelle speaks plainly and treats the client as the expert in their life.
She has seven years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those facing intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief and trauma and abuse.
How Michelle works
Michelle works with people who are coping with addictions, sleep problems, anger and career pressures. She offers coaching-style support alongside therapeutic work for topics such as parenting, compassion fatigue and managing life changes. Attention differences such as ADHD and complex matters like attachment issues and adoption or foster care are also within her focus.
Her approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a respectful, non-judgemental space. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at patterns in close relationships. Mindfulness techniques and hypnotherapy may be used where they fit a person's goals.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Michelle holds the NCPS credential. To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Michelle lists 8 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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- 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
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approach-driven online therapy tailored to your needs
Michelle uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a respectful, listening-focused space where people set the pace and goals. That approach helps when someone wants to be heard and understood before moving to practical change.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on recognising and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems because it offers clear strategies you can practise between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences and suggest which methods might suit you best. If something doesn’t feel right, the plan can be adjusted as work proceeds.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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