Michelle Reid , BACP

Michelle Reid is a United Kingdom-based therapist with 10 years of professional experience and a BACP credential, indicating membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, resolve relationship and family conflicts, and rebuild motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Michelle works from the view that each person is the expert on their own story and that existing strengths can be mobilized to meet life’s challenges. She combines practical, evidence-informed techniques with a collaborative approach, tailoring interventions to the individual’s needs and goals.

Michelle recognises that taking the first step into therapy often requires courage and regards that decision as an important achievement. Her manner is encouraging and nonjudgmental, created to help clients explore concerns, develop coping skills, and strengthen communication within relationships and families. She aims to support people through change and difficulty by building on what already works and introducing new strategies to improve day-to-day wellbeing.

Evidence-informed approaches and online support

Michelle uses a range of evidence-informed techniques tailored to the concerns presented. Attachment-focused work addresses patterns that arise from early relationships and helps with abandonment, attachment issues, and difficulties forming secure connections by exploring relational needs and emotional responses.

Skills-based coping and behavioral strategies focus on practical tools for managing stress, anxiety, and low self-esteem. These approaches teach concrete techniques for emotion regulation, problem-solving, and building confidence in everyday situations.

Family- and relationship-focused support helps people navigate communication problems, blended family dynamics, and separation or divorce issues, with attention to patterns that affect how family members relate to one another.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle collaborates with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods to find the best fit, treating treatment selection as a shared decision between therapist and client.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility and make it easier to attend sessions from different locations. These formats support consistent engagement and allow therapists and clients to work together in ways that suit the client’s schedule and communication style.