Michelle Reid, BACP

Michelle Reid is a counsellor with ten years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family matters, self-esteem and coping with major life changes. She centres conversations on the person's own perspective and strengths. Michelle aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

Her style is straightforward and supportive. Sessions invite people to talk through what matters most to them and to try small, practical steps between meetings. She pays attention to patterns around attachment, abandonment and communication that can make relationships feel stuck.

Michelle also works with concerns such as body image, codependency, chronic pain and illness, and issues that arise after separation or divorce. She is familiar with the particular challenges faced by people on the autism spectrum and those with avoidant or dependent personality patterns. Her approach helps people build clearer boundaries and steadier coping skills.

Over a decade of practice has given her experience across blended family dynamics and the stress that follows natural or human-caused disasters. She listens for each person's priorities and adjusts the pace accordingly. Sessions aim to leave people with clearer choices and tools they can use in daily life.

Michelle is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works in English and provides online sessions across a range of formats to suit different needs.

How evidence-based techniques work online

Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and practical change. One common approach she uses helps people learn to spot unhelpful thinking and to test new ways of responding to stress and anxiety. This can reduce overwhelm and build everyday coping skills.

Another approach looks at patterns in close relationships, including attachment and abandonment concerns. The work involves noticing recurring reactions and trying different ways of communicating to improve connection and reduce conflict.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then suggest ways to try things out. She adjusts methods over time based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging works for ongoing, flexible support. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility needs while keeping the focus on what they want to achieve.