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Michelle Chapman, NCPS

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

Works with Stress, Anxiety LGBT Trauma and abuse Self esteemCoaching

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Michelle Chapman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who runs Athena Counselling. She uses an integrative approach and brings a down-to-earth, non-judgemental manner to sessions. Michelle aims to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression or low self-esteem.

Her style is caring and practical, with space to talk through what is happening now and why it might be happening. Michelle trained over a period of about ten years, taking time out to work in different roles before focusing on counselling full time.

Background and approach

She holds NCPS as a documented credential. She has three years of direct counselling experience and has developed a particular interest in combining personal interests with her therapeutic work. She describes a special interest in working with clients who identify as LGBT and with people dealing with trauma, addictions, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

Other focus areas include eating and body image concerns, attachment difficulties, social anxiety, anger, and coping with life changes. Michelle has also explored a niche often called gaming and geek therapy, and she has worked on workshops to share that approach with other counsellors. That work grew from bringing clients' hobbies and interests into sessions to help engagement and build self-understanding.

Sessions can include conversational therapy, practical strategies and reflective work. Michelle supports people who want coaching-style help as well as those wanting deeper therapeutic exploration. She aims to tailor the pace and focus to each person’s needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Michelle uses integrative counselling, blending conversational therapy with practical interventions to help with anxiety, depression, stress and self-esteem. This approach means focusing on what feels most useful for the person in front of her, whether that is problem-solving steps or deeper reflective work.

She also draws on techniques that bring a person’s interests into therapy to boost engagement, sometimes described as gaming and geek-informed work. This style links hobbies and meaningful activities to personal goals and coping strategies, which can help when motivation or identity feels low.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will work with each person to identify goals, try different methods and adjust the pace and focus based on how things are going. Clients and therapist decide together what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit in. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can be a good shorter check-in, live chat suits people who prefer typing, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options allow practical flexibility for work, family commitments or mobility needs.

What concerns does Michelle address?

Michelle helps with stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem along with trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her manner is caring and down to earth with a non-judgemental tone. Sessions include conversational therapy, practical strategies and reflective work tailored to each person.

What experience does she have?

Michelle has three years of direct counselling experience and trained over about ten years while working in other roles before focusing on counselling full time.

What credentials and location are listed?

Michelle holds NCPS as a listed credential and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Michelle?

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

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Experience: 3 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

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Michelle Chapman, NCPS

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety