Michelle Lumley , BACP

Michelle Lumley is a BACP-registered counsellor who offers approachable, integrative therapy tailored to each person’s needs. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and she maintains professional liability insurance and ongoing professional development through workshops. With a practice informed by humanistic and person-centred principles, she focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship through attentive listening and curious, nonjudgmental inquiry.

Michelle has experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, bereavement, depression, self-harm, sexual abuse and domestic abuse. She describes her working style as adaptable and collaborative, using a mix of therapeutic methods so that sessions can be shaped around what is most helpful for the individual. This flexibility can be particularly useful when someone is feeling uneasy but is unsure of the underlying issue.

She also incorporates creative techniques, offering art materials and reflective writing as alternative ways to communicate and process experience. Michelle has been described as patient, kind and curious, and she regularly reviews progress with clients to ensure the work remains relevant and effective for their goals.

Michelle provides both online and face-to-face counselling for adults aged 18 and over. Online sessions are available to people throughout the United Kingdom, and she offers both short-term and longer-term options with flexible scheduling to accommodate varying shift patterns and life commitments.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Michelle

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships influence current patterns of relating. It helps people explore connection, abandonment and attachment issues so they can build more secure and satisfying relationships. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work - the therapist offers empathy, acceptance and gentle guidance so individuals can explore their feelings and find their own solutions, which is useful for stress, self-esteem and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact; it offers practical tools to address patterns linked to anxiety, depression and unhelpful habits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Michelle collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adapting techniques over time to reflect what is most helpful. This collaborative stance means the work evolves in response to progress and feedback.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives - sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging provide flexibility so people can access therapists from home, work or elsewhere. These options can make regular sessions easier to schedule and sustain while still allowing meaningful therapeutic connection with licensed professionals.