- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Michele
Michele Kavanagh is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and parenting challenges. She uses a warm, non-judgemental manner to make it easier to start difficult conversations. Michele aims to create a space where clients feel listened to and understood.
Michele works in a straightforward, empathetic way. She encourages people to say what matters to them and notices the feelings behind those words. Sessions are built around the concerns clients bring, whether that is low mood, trouble sleeping, or problems with intimacy and relationships.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on several counselling styles to match what a person needs. Michele may use ideas from attachment theory to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centred principles to keep the focus on the person’s own experience.
For people coping with loss, trauma, or addiction, Michele aims to combine practical steps with supportive listening. She helps clients break down big problems into manageable actions and new ways of responding to stress. Communication difficulties, caregiver strain and work-related worries are also common topics in her practice.
Michele has four years of experience and works with adults in the United Kingdom. She offers sessions in English and provides a range of online formats to suit different needs. Starting therapy can feel hard, and Michele’s style is to offer steady support while people find their own path forward.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michele helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Michele lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Michele's approaches work online
Michele draws on attachment-informed work to help people notice patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect parenting and intimacy. This approach looks at how early connections shape current reactions and can help with repeating relationship difficulties.She also uses a client-centred way of working that keeps the client's experience at the heart of sessions. That means the counsellor follows the person's lead, listens closely and reflects back what she hears so people feel understood and can make sense of their feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and agree together which methods to try. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as therapy progresses to fit changing needs.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let you see facial cues and body language, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or times when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and busy days, and they allow the same therapeutic approaches to be used at a distance.
Questions people ask about Michele
What issues does Michele help with?
Michele supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem problems. She also helps with parenting challenges, sleep trouble, grief, addiction and relationship concerns.
What is Michele's counselling style like?
Her work is empathetic and client-centred, focusing on the person’s experience. She combines listening with practical steps to help people manage day-to-day problems.
How much experience does she have?
Michele has four years of professional experience working with adults on issues such as trauma, compassion fatigue and career stress.
What credential does Michele hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP, which is given here as BACP, and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with Michele?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are billed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
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