Michelle Banfield-Curran, BACP, NCPS

Michelle Banfield-Curran is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has three years of professional experience. Michelle focuses on practical ways to reduce anxiety and stress and to rebuild a sense of self when life feels overwhelming.

Michelle offers a calm, respectful space to talk through difficult experiences. She helps people who feel stuck by gently identifying repeating patterns and what keeps them going. Sessions aim to be collaborative and tailored to each person's needs.

Her work covers relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and low self-esteem. Michelle also addresses abandonment and attachment issues, blended family difficulties, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and other related problems.

Michelle draws on approaches that include attachment-based, client-centred, Jungian, mindfulness and narrative therapy. She uses these methods to help people make sense of their history, notice how it affects current choices, and try new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

All conversations are carried out in English and Michelle does not accept international clients. She aims to be compassionate and practical while helping people take small, manageable steps forward.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and self-view. It can help with anxiety about closeness, abandonment worries and repeating patterns in relationships. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions; it suits those who need a steady, accepting space to talk. Jungian and narrative ideas help people tell and reframe their life story so painful events have clearer meaning and new paths become possible.

Choosing the right approach is part of the journey. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods that fit and adjust the plan as the work unfolds.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging offer shorter check-ins and a way to reflect in writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and health commitments.