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Michelle Lumley, 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 issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemADHD

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Michelle Lumley is a BACP counsellor working online with adults across the United Kingdom. She brings three years of practice and a calm, curious manner to sessions. Michelle aims to make the first steps simple and approachable for someone who feels unsure or overwhelmed.

She focuses on building a trusted relationship where listening and thoughtful questions help people find what matters to them. Sessions can be short term or long term and are offered at flexible times to suit changing work patterns.

Background and approach

Michelle uses creative tools such as art materials and reflective writing when that feels helpful. Her work covers lots of common concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, anger and career worries. She also supports people coping with illness, chronic pain, cancer, caregiving strain, and separation or divorce.

Michelle pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues and to difficulties linked to autism and communication problems. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred practice, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and narrative ways of working. That mix lets her tailor sessions to a person’s needs and pace.

People are invited to review progress regularly so work stays relevant. Michelle holds professional liability insurance and engages in ongoing professional development within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework. Online sessions are offered across the UK in English for adults aged 18 and older.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current feelings and responses. Online sessions help people notice these patterns and try different ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.

Client-centred therapy centres on a respectful, non-judgemental relationship where the person leads the pace and topics. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, listening presence to make sense of difficult feelings.

Cognitive behavioural techniques look at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offer practical ways to test and change unhelpful patterns. These techniques can be used in short focused exercises during online sessions to tackle anxiety, low mood or sleeping problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and how you respond to different methods and together decide what to try. That collaborative process can be revisited often to keep therapy useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people take part. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat permits typed back-and-forth for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around shift work, family commitments or travel while keeping continuity of care with a registered professional.
What kinds of concerns can Michelle help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, anger and career worries, and related difficulties.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a calm, curious, client-centred style that emphasises listening and joint exploration. Creative methods such as art and reflective writing are used when helpful.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of counselling experience and works within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework.
Where is the counsellor based and how is she registered?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the BACP as provided in her credentials.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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