Michelle King, BACP

Michelle King helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, grieving or facing big life changes. She presents as a calm presence who aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. Michelle holds a BACP accreditation, which she uses to guide ethical and professional practice.

She offers one-to-one counselling that can be short term or longer term, depending on what each person needs. Sessions are shaped around what the client brings, whether that is a recent loss, trauma, persistent anxiety, or difficulties associated with ADHD and neurodivergence.

Michelle uses a person-centred approach that puts the client’s priorities first. That may include creative ways of working as well as focused talking and strategy-based steps to manage day-to-day difficulties. She also explores past experiences where helpful, to see how they affect current feelings and relationships.

Her practice aims to balance gentle support with respectful challenge. Conversations are designed to improve understanding, build coping skills and open up more options in life. Michelle believes counselling can help people heal, grow and regain direction.

Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online in a variety of formats. Her eight years of experience inform a flexible way of working that adapts to different needs and goals. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and arrange sessions to suit their circumstances.

Practical therapy approaches and flexible online sessions

Michelle commonly uses a person-centred approach that focuses on what matters most to the client, offering space to talk through feelings and priorities in a way that feels natural. She may combine this with creative methods, which use non-verbal activities to help express difficult emotions when words are hard to find.

When needed, Michelle also uses strategy-based techniques to build practical coping skills for anxiety, stress and day-to-day challenges. These steps are concrete and aimed at making small, manageable changes between sessions. Choosing the right approach is collaborative; she will discuss options with each person and adjust methods to match their goals and preferences.

Online therapy with Michelle is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face feel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text-based messaging works well for ongoing, flexible contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments and to choose the format that best supports each person’s needs.