- Stress and anxiety
- Life changes
- Attachment work
About Michele
Michele Kavanagh is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. Michele also supports those dealing with relationship strain, grief, trauma and addictions. She describes helping clients who are questioning life purpose and coping with parenting and career pressures.
She uses an integrative approach that brings together multiple therapeutic ideas. Sessions focus on listening, understanding the client’s experience and exploring emotions and patterns that get in the way of feeling clearer about next steps. Michele aims to help people notice how past attachments and current thoughts shape responses to stress and relationships.
Practical tools are used alongside reflective conversation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy methods can help with unhelpful thinking and sleeping problems. Attachment-informed work looks at how early and current relationships affect intimacy and communication. Trauma-focused approaches are used where past harm continues to affect day-to-day life.
Michele works in plain language and encourages straightforward problem-solving as well as deeper emotional processing. She invites clients to name what matters now and to try small changes between sessions. Conversations are paced to the client’s needs, with space for practical steps about work, parenting or personal priorities.
If someone wants to begin they are asked to use the site button to view online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and fees vary by location.
How Michele’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships influence feelings about safety and closeness. Online sessions can help people notice attachment patterns that affect intimacy and communication, and practise new interaction habits.Client-centred work prioritises the person’s perspective and pacing. In online meetings this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear and follows the client’s lead to identify what matters now and next.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. Online sessions can include short, practical exercises and homework to address anxiety, sleep and unhelpful thought patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and decide together which methods match the client’s goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as priorities shift.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the profile does not list them. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work, childcare or medical appointments. Others prefer brief check-ins by phone when they need a shorter conversation or less bandwidth. Talk with the counsellor about practical arrangements so sessions can fit into everyday life without adding more stress.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Other areas include relationships, grief, trauma, addictions and life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She uses an integrative style that mixes listening with practical tools. Work can include looking at thinking patterns and relationship dynamics to identify small changes.
What experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical practice working with the issues listed in her profile. That experience informs her use of conversational and skills-based methods.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking by viewing the online therapy options. The profile does not list specific formats.
How do fees and getting started work?
Fees vary with location and sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.