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Michelle Freeman, BACP

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersSelf esteem

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Michelle Freeman is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She offers conversational, client-led work and chooses methods based on what each person needs. Michelle focuses on trauma, anxiety, stress and related difficulties.

She aims to create an open, respectful space for people to talk about painful events and everyday problems. Her background combines several approaches so sessions can look different from week to week.

Background and approach

She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, EMDR and client-centred practice. That mix helps her tailor sessions to someone’s immediate needs and longer term goals. Michelle often helps people dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem, sleeping problems, anger and eating concerns.

She also supports people affected by trauma, abuse and intimacy-related issues. Additional interests include body image, chronic pain and coping with life changes. Sessions may include talking work, practical exercises and techniques to manage difficult feelings and memories.

When useful, she can integrate mindfulness or hypnotherapy elements into the work. The pace is set by the person attending, with attention to safety and personal readiness. Michelle provides online options and accepts international clients.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aiming to help people feel heard and find workable steps forward.

Approaches that shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on chosen values and actions instead. It is practical for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers simple exercises to change patterns that contribute to distress. It can help with sleep problems, worry and low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to reduce the intensity of disturbing memories by working through them in a structured way, which many people find useful when trauma is central to their difficulty.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s goals and comfort level. That may mean trying short experiments, adjusting pace, or combining techniques over several sessions so the work fits the person rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and work steadily on issues without major travel.
What kinds of concerns can Michelle help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping issues, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related problems, eating issues, anger and coping with life changes, among other concerns including ADHD and body image.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are client-led and practical, mixing talking, exercises and mindfulness. Michelle adapts methods to the moment and focuses on what the person needs that week.
What experience does she bring?
She has 13 years of experience working in counselling and psychotherapy settings, including substantial work with trauma and abuse.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as listed in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged to suit different time zones in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
13 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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