Michelle Thomas, NCPS

Michelle Thomas is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with seven years of experience helping people work through stress, anxiety, depression and intimacy-related concerns. She presents a warm, friendly manner and focuses on tailoring sessions to each person's needs. Michelle uses a practical, person-focused way of working and treats the client as the expert in their own life.

Her practice pays attention to what lies behind a problem as well as the immediate symptoms. She draws on client-centred therapy to build a trusting working relationship. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used when helpful to spot patterns and test out new ways of thinking.

Michelle also uses emotionally focused techniques to help people understand and change patterns in close relationships. Mindfulness approaches are offered to reduce stress and improve sleep and coping. Hypnotherapy is available as an adjunct when clients find guided relaxation useful.

She has worked with a wide range of concerns including sexual intimacy issues, addictions, grief and trauma. Additional focus areas include attachment and relationship struggles, ADHD, body image, chronic illness, caregiving stress and work-related compassion fatigue.

Sessions are adapted to the goals you bring and aim to leave you with clear strategies and tools. Michelle offers some evening and weekend slots on request. To start, you complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How Michelle’s approaches work online

Client-centred work focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The counsellor follows the client's lead, reflects what is said and helps people find their own solutions; this suits people who want a supportive, non-judgemental space.

Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and then tests small changes. It is practical and often includes simple exercises between sessions for anxiety, low mood and some intimacy concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice feelings and change interaction habits. It can be useful when difficulties with connection and intimacy are central.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try first. This collaborative process may change as therapy progresses.

For practicalities, please confirm which session formats are offered before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so counselling can fit around work and family commitments.