Michelle Lumley, BACP
Gentle, practical counselling for everyday struggles
Details
| Name | Michelle Lumley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 3 |
About Michelle
Michelle Lumley is a BACP counsellor working online from the United Kingdom. She offers straightforward, down-to-earth support for people facing anxiety, stress, grief and life changes. Michelle aims to build a trusting relationship where people can speak freely and be listened to without judgement.
She brings three years of experience to her work and uses humanistic, client-centred ways of working. Sessions focus on listening, asking curious questions and gently helping people notice patterns in their lives.
Background and approach
That approach can be useful when someone feels upset but is unsure why. Michelle also draws on narrative and attachment-informed ideas to help people understand how past experiences shape present feelings. She offers practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches and mindfulness when that feels helpful to the person in front of her.
She sometimes uses creative methods such as reflective writing and simple art materials to open up new ways of talking. Those techniques are offered alongside conversation, not as a separate programme. Online sessions are available across the UK for adults aged 18 and over.
Michelle works with both short-term and longer-term needs and will regularly review progress so the approach stays useful and relevant.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Parenting issues among the things Michelle works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Michelle 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 Michelle directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Michelle uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from problems and retell difficult experiences with more choice and perspective. That approach can be useful for issues such as identity, relationship patterns and feeling stuck.She also works with Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape how people connect and feel safe now. This can help when intimacy, trust or fears of abandonment are causing distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle treats therapy as a collaboration and will discuss which methods might suit your needs, goals and preferences. Together you can try different ways of working and review what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different routines. Video calls let you see each other and work conversationally, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, shifts and family life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns, as well as parenting strain, ADHD and trauma-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and humanistic, centred on listening and curious questioning. Sessions aim to help people make sense of their experience at a comfortable pace.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling experience working with a range of concerns including bereavement, abuse, self-harm and chronic health challenges.
What professional credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and online work is available to people across the UK; international clients are not accepted.
Which session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
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