Michelle Preston, BACP

Michelle Preston uses a person-centred approach alongside practical therapies to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. She combines conversation with structured strategies to address stress, anxiety and low mood. Michelle is BACP accredited, which means she follows professional standards for counselling practice in the United Kingdom.

She focuses on common worries such as grief, low self-esteem, feeling overwhelmed by life changes, and workplace stress. She also helps with relationship strain and family concerns by talking through patterns and improving communication. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what matters to the individual.

Michelle draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values even when feelings are hard. Attachment-based thinking is used to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and relationship patterns.

Her style is supportive and goal oriented. Meetings are a chance to practise new ways of coping and try simple experiments between sessions. This approach helps people see what works for them in everyday life.

With five years of experience in the United Kingdom, Michelle offers a calm, respectful space for people to talk. She keeps language plain and avoids jargon so conversations stay clear and useful. The focus is on small, steady changes that build confidence over time.

Approaches used online and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviours to reduce worry and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences influence current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore your goals, preferences and the issues you bring, then suggest ways to combine methods. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as you try things and reflect on what helps.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for longer explorations, phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping a regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.