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Michelle Copley, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Gentle, practical counselling support

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About Michelle

Michelle Copley is a counsellor with 12 years' experience working with a wide range of concerns. She listens carefully and works alongside people to help them move forward. Michelle is a BACP counsellor and aims to make the first steps into counselling straightforward and respectful for everyone.

Michelle uses an integrative, collaborative style that keeps sessions conversational and practical. She asks about what is happening for you, helps you see patterns, and explains techniques so you can use them between sessions.

Background and approach

Her practice has included work with trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship difficulties. Her main approaches include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - which looks at how thoughts and behaviours influence feelings - and Transactional Analysis, which examines how people relate to each other.

Michelle also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside other therapies she is qualified in, and chooses methods to suit each person's needs. Michelle has experience in both in-person and online work, and since Covid she now works online. She notes that many clients find online sessions easier to fit into a busy life and welcome the time saved on travel.

At the start of therapy she aims to offer support, guidance and practical tools so people can feel more in control. She welcomes enquiries from people looking for help with stress, parenting, self-esteem, LGBT issues and other life changes.

Focus areas and approaches

What Michelle works with

Everything Michelle lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Michelle is listed here; the rest shows what else Michelle works with.

Approaches Michelle lists

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Online support

How Michelle's approach fits with online therapy

Michelle combines Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a way that focuses on the person's experience and practical change. Client-Centred work prioritises listening, empathy and the client's own goals, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, behaviours and feelings, and teaches skills to manage anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and agree on which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Michelle has experience of online sessions and notes that many clients find them easier to fit into a busy week and avoid travel time and costs. If you'd like to book, confirm the current session options before arranging a time so you know what formats are offered. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt client-centred and CBT techniques to work well online, helping with practical skills, emotion regulation and relationship patterns while fitting sessions into everyday life.
Questions

Questions people ask about Michelle

What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?

Michelle supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, as well as relationship and parenting concerns and issues such as addictions, sleep problems and low self-esteem.

How would Michelle describe her therapeutic style?

She works in a collaborative, conversational way and aims to help clients gain insight and practical skills they can use outside sessions.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Michelle has worked in counselling since qualifying in 2011, giving her about 12 years' experience with a broad range of client concerns.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a BACP counsellor and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported in therapy?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people living outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start if I want to arrange sessions?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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