Michaela Duffy, BACP

Michaela Duffy helps people who feel stuck by offering steady, practical support. She meets individuals who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood and problems with confidence. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, family tensions, parenting pressures and career worries. Michaela is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and has three years of professional experience.

Michaela works from a straightforward, conversational style. She believes people are the experts on their own lives and builds on existing strengths. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and finding small, achievable steps forward. That might mean learning simple ways to manage panic, trying new ways of talking in a relationship, or rethinking negative self-talk.

Her approach draws on client-centred ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking. Client-centred work means paying attention to the person’s priorities and pace. Cognitive behavioural techniques target unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises. Psychodynamic ideas explore how past patterns can shape present reactions.

Sessions can take different forms - video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging - so people can choose what fits their life. Michaela works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. She does not take international clients.

Beginning therapy usually starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time to meet. Michaela aims to create a calm, practical space where clients can make steady progress toward clearer goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Michaela uses client-centred work to focus on the person’s priorities and experience. This approach is about listening, reflecting and helping the person lead the direction of sessions. It is useful when someone needs space to clarify what matters and to build on their own strengths.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to try simple experiments that change how someone feels. This is practical work that can help with anxiety, panic and low mood by introducing new thinking and coping skills.

Psychodynamic ideas are also part of her toolkit and are used to notice patterns that come from earlier relationships or past experience. That can help explain repeated reactions and offer a route to change over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michaela will talk with the person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. Plans are reviewed as therapy progresses so the work stays useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see and hear each other for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be clearer when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, brief reflections or days when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on progress.