Michelle Jo, BACP

Michelle Jo is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She draws on practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and problems with motivation or confidence. Michelle uses simple mindfulness tools such as breathing exercises and body scans during sessions. She believes people bring strengths that help them change and grow.

Her background includes a degree in Psychology and a level 1 Train To Teach Mindfulness Certificate from the Mindfulness Association. Michelle blends mindfulness with talking therapies to tackle issues like relationship strain, trauma and addiction. She also works on sleep problems, grief, compassion fatigue and the emotional effects of chronic illness.

Sessions often focus on improving communication, building assertiveness and learning skills to cope with big life changes. Cognitive and emotional strategies are introduced in clear, step-by-step ways. Psychoeducation is used to explain why certain patterns happen and how to alter them.

Michelle draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based ideas, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques. The overall aim is to help people notice what matters to them and take manageable steps towards those values. Work is collaborative and paced to each persons needs.

She offers support for intimacy-related concerns, anger, parenting stress and many relationship difficulties. Michelle also addresses complex presentations such as dissociation, codependency and commitment issues. International clients may be accommodated in English.

Approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, practical steps aligned with those values. It uses mindfulness to notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed and is often useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It teaches clear strategies for sleep, low mood, worry and motivation by breaking problems into manageable parts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with the client and decide together what to try first, then adjust as goals or circumstances change. This collaborative process helps match methods to the persons needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and need less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility limitations while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.