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Michaela Duffy, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression

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Michaela Duffy meets people where they are and focuses on practical help for everyday worries. She supports those struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood and self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and family tensions, parenting strain, career questions and coping with life changes.

She works from the view that each person knows their own life best. Michaela, who holds BACP registration, aims to build on a person's strengths and choices rather than impose solutions.

Background and approach

The first sessions typically focus on what brought someone in and what small steps feel possible right now. Michaela uses a mix of talking approaches to suit different problems. She draws on client-centred ways to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioural ideas to spot patterns of thinking, and psychodynamic ideas to look at long-term patterns that repeat in relationships.

These are used in simple, practical ways during sessions. Sessions tend to be calm and straightforward. Michaela helps people set clear, achievable goals and checks in about progress each time.

She can also help with specific issues such as panic attacks, impulsivity and difficulties with communication. Her experience includes three years of professional practice in the United Kingdom. Conversations are in English and are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that suit them.

Approaches and how online therapy works

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to you. It helps when someone needs space to tell their story and to make their own choices about next steps.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, panic and low mood because it teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits.

Psychodynamic ideas look at repeated patterns in relationships and how past experiences influence present choices. This approach can help when people notice the same difficulties keep happening over time.

Finding the right approach is often a shared task. The therapist will talk with you about goals, try a few ways of working and adjust plans based on what helps. That means sessions are shaped by your needs, pace and preferences rather than a fixed method.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets you see visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is a shorter check-in option and messaging suits people who prefer writing. These choices make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life.

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety and depression plus relationship and family tensions. Other areas include self-esteem, parenting, career concerns and ADHD related challenges.

How would she approach my concerns in sessions?

Michaela combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas. This means she listens closely, looks at thinking patterns, and notices repeating relationship themes.

What is her professional background?

She has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Her practice focuses on practical steps and building on a person's existing strengths.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Clients can choose the format that fits their routine and comfort.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Michaela

Michaela takes enquiries through BetterHelp. You answer a few questions about what you are looking for, then arrange sessions if it seems like a fit. Browsing costs nothing and you are not committing to anything by reading this page.

Michaela Duffy, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches and how online therapy works

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety