Michele Findley, BACP
Calm, practical counselling for everyday struggles
Details
| Name | Michele Findley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Michele
Michele Findley is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom who offers calm, practical support for people under pressure. She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. Michele uses clear language and a steady presence to help people make small, useful changes.
She draws on seven years of experience and is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Michele describes herself as neurodivergent-affirming and aims to adapt conversations to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what feels manageable. Michele combines narrative ideas with approaches that focus on values and thinking patterns. She helps people tell their story differently, notice unhelpful habits, and choose actions that align with their values.
Work can include looking at attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current responses. Practical tools are used alongside reflective conversation. That might mean noticing thoughts and testing them, or exploring how meaning and identity shift after loss or major life changes.
Michele also supports people coping with grief, chronic illness, addiction and parenting strain. The aim is to leave each person with clearer options and small steps they can try between sessions. Michele invites people to bring real-life problems to the room and works with them to find realistic, sustainable ways forward.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Michele works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Michele directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Michele directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Michele’s approaches translate to online work
Michele draws on Narrative ideas to help people reframe personal stories and spot patterns that keep problems going. Narrative work can be helpful for issues like low self-esteem, identity questions and coping after loss. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is used to clarify what matters to someone and to build small actions in line with those values; it suits stress, anxiety and life changes well.Finding the right mix of approaches is treated as a team effort. Michele will talk through options with each person, try things out, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. The intention is to match techniques to goals rather than apply a single model to every situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions can mirror an in-person conversation and allow face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, flexible pacing and fitting therapy into a busy day. These options aim to make working with a therapist more practical and accessible for a range of lifestyles.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Michele commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship issues, plus topics like addiction, low self-esteem and anger.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative and plain-spoken, mixing narrative work with acceptance and cognitive strategies to identify values and change unhelpful patterns.
What kind of background does Michele have?
She has seven years of clinical experience and focuses on a wide range of concerns including trauma, chronic illness and parenting strain.
What credentials and location are listed?
Michele is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Michele accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michele?
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