Michelle Rutter, BACP
Supportive person-centred counsellor
Details
| Name | Michelle Rutter |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Michelle
Michelle Rutter is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and relationship concerns. She uses a person-centred way of working that aims to help people feel heard, respected and understood. Michelle brings warmth and patience to sessions and focuses on the individual needs of each person.
Her background includes six years of clinical practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP.
Background and approach
Michelle blends person-centred care with narrative ideas and practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy. This combination helps people tell their story differently and try small changes that can lessen distress. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs.
Michelle listens first, then co-creates a plan that may include talking through patterns, noticing difficult thoughts, and practising new ways of responding. She also works with issues around grief, parenting pressures, sleep, eating, control and identity concerns such as LGBT matters. She supports people coping with long-term health challenges, caregiving stress, addiction, and complex trauma.
Michelle also helps with life transitions, career strain, low self-esteem and anger. Wherever someone starts, the focus is on practical steps and clearer thinking. Michelle offers appointments using a range of online options and accepts international clients.
Her style is straightforward, compassionate and focused on helping people move towards more manageable days.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Michelle works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- 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 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.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused 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
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Michelle draws from Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to frame online work. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult stories and rewrite how those stories affect daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and take steps that match their personal values.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a compassionate, non-judgemental atmosphere where the person leads the pace of change. That approach supports talking through feelings and choices so people feel understood while they explore options. Together these methods offer both storytelling tools and practical actions for issues like anxiety, addiction, grief and relationship strain.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that match the client's goals, preferences and needs. Sessions may adapt over time as new priorities emerge and progress is reviewed.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or mobility limits. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can fit into a short break, and live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options make ongoing support easier to maintain alongside work, caregiving or health demands.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and other life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is person-centred and narrative-informed, with straightforward practical techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches to help change unhelpful patterns.
What experience does she bring?
Michelle has six years of clinical practice working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns, including long-term illness and trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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