Michael Wilkes-Spellman
Practical support for stress and relationship strain
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About Michael
Michael Wilkes-Spellman helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, low mood and problems with intimacy. He also supports those dealing with trauma, anger, career pressures and compassion fatigue. Michael's profile notes additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, body image, caregiver stress and issues around commitment and control.
Michael trained in counselling in 2011 and is a member of the National Counselling Society, listed as NCPS.
Background and approach
He works part time and offers appointments on weekday evenings. He refreshes his skills regularly and draws on a mix of therapeutic approaches to match what each person needs. In sessions he starts by listening to the individual's lived experience and what they want to change.
He adapts his style to the situation, using straightforward conversations to identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour. He also uses reflective, person-centred techniques to help people feel heard and understood. Practical tools and short-term goals are part of his approach when helpful.
That might include small experiments to test new ways of coping or mindful exercises to reduce stress. He aims to make therapy relevant to day-to-day life and the particular problems someone brings. People come to Michael for support with major life changes, relationship questions, managing work strain, and processing loss.
His approach combines clear problem-solving with attention to personal meaning and emotional experience.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 13
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- MS00P17
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Michael's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Michael works with
Everything Michael lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Approaches Michael lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Michael works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as therapy progresses. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and reviewed as needs change.
The biography does not list specific remote formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, and remove travel time so meetings slot into evenings more easily. Many people find the same therapeutic progress is possible at a distance when methods and goals are clearly set.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Michael help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, career issues and compassion fatigue among other topics.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines a person-centred listening approach with practical strategies from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. Sessions aim to be conversational and task-focused when needed.
How much experience does he have?
He has 13 years of experience since completing his counselling training in 2011 and continues to update his skills in wellbeing topics.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is recorded as NCPS with the National Counselling Society and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify all session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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