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Michelle Burke, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteem Depression

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Michelle Burke offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or relationship strain. She helps people who are struggling with self-esteem, motivation and big life changes. Michelle presents a warm, non-judgemental approach and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone unsure about therapy.

She uses a psychodynamic approach to help clients notice patterns that affect their current feelings and choices. In sessions she listens for underlying themes, links past experiences to present problems, and helps people understand why certain reactions keep repeating.

Background and approach

Michelle draws on four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. She adapts the pace of work to each person, offering shorter check-ins or deeper weekly meetings depending on need. Conversations are tailored so goals stay practical and relevant.

Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care matters, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, communication and control problems, and difficulties around separation, forgiveness or infidelity. She also addresses loneliness, money worries and multicultural concerns. Michelle supports people from different backgrounds and helps them build clearer choices and coping strategies.

She invites prospective clients to try a first session to see whether the style and rhythm feel right.

Psychodynamic work online and practical session choices

Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on how past experiences and relationships shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions offer space to notice patterns, bring up memories, and reflect on emotional responses to improve self-understanding and daily coping.

Michelle uses the psychodynamic lens to explore recurring difficulties such as attachment worries, feelings of abandonment, and problems that repeat across relationships. This approach can help when people feel stuck in familiar responses or when deeper themes underlie anxiety, low mood or relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then adapt the psychodynamic work to be more reflective or more practical as needed. Clients and therapist review progress together and change focus if something else would work better.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls suit those with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework prompts or when a shorter contact fits a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.

What concerns does Michelle help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship issues, and helps those coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She works from a psychodynamic viewpoint, noticing patterns and links between past experiences and present reactions to build understanding.

How much experience does she have?

Michelle has four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom with a range of common mental health and relationship concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

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

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Yes, she accepts international clients and can work with people in other countries in English.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or through text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Therapeutic approaches

Psychodynamic Therapy

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Michelle

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Michelle Burke, BACP

Background and approach

Psychodynamic work online and practical session choices

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety