- Collaborative style
- Practical tools
- Online sessions
About Michelle
Michelle Copley, BACP, offers a warm, collaborative counselling style that focuses on helping people make practical changes. She presents an inviting first step for anyone feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain or life changes. Her approach aims to make sessions conversational and easy to begin, so people feel heard and respected from the outset.
With 12 years of experience, Michelle draws on a range of therapeutic approaches to shape a plan for each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviours and Transactional Analysis to explore patterns in relationships. She also includes Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside other methods when they fit the person’s needs.
Sessions combine discussion, teaching and practical tools. Michelle explains techniques in plain language and helps people try them between meetings. The goal is to help people develop new ways of coping with things like depression, addictions, sleep problems, anger and low self-esteem.
Michelle has worked with issues such as trauma, PTSD, bereavement, parenting difficulties, self-harm and addiction. She understands how daunting it can feel to reach out and aims to offer steady support, guidance and a sense of partnership through the process.
She works from the United Kingdom and conducts her practice online. People are encouraged to consider counselling as a step-by-step process, with the therapist and client choosing the best route together.
With 12 years of experience, Michelle draws on a range of therapeutic approaches to shape a plan for each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviours and Transactional Analysis to explore patterns in relationships. She also includes Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside other methods when they fit the person’s needs.
Sessions combine discussion, teaching and practical tools. Michelle explains techniques in plain language and helps people try them between meetings. The goal is to help people develop new ways of coping with things like depression, addictions, sleep problems, anger and low self-esteem.
Michelle has worked with issues such as trauma, PTSD, bereavement, parenting difficulties, self-harm and addiction. She understands how daunting it can feel to reach out and aims to offer steady support, guidance and a sense of partnership through the process.
She works from the United Kingdom and conducts her practice online. People are encouraged to consider counselling as a step-by-step process, with the therapist and client choosing the best route together.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How her approaches work in online therapy
Michelle uses Client-Centred Therapy to build a trusting, person-focused relationship where people can talk through what matters to them and feel understood. This approach supports people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem and life adjustments by prioritising the person’s own perspective.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Online CBT sessions often focus on practical skills such as spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviour between sessions, which can help with depression, anxiety and sleep problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle treats choice of method as collaborative and will discuss which approaches fit a person’s goals and preferences. She adapts the plan over time as needs change so the work stays relevant.
She does provide online work, but the biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving, reduce travel time and let people use shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals like this counsellor can shape sessions to suit practical life demands while keeping the focus on clear, usable skills and steady progress.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes, along with grief, relationship problems, parenting concerns and addictions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is engaging and collaborative, mixing conversation with practical teaching so people can apply what they learn between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 12 years of experience working with a wide range of difficulties including trauma, PTSD, self-harm, substance problems and bereavement.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK join her sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.