Michele Junges-Stainthorpe
Experienced counsellor offering practical support
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About Michele
Michele Junges-Stainthorpe helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and grief. She is conversational in English and French and brings 21 years of experience to sessions. Michele is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Michele adapts her way of working to what each person needs. She draws on a range of approaches and mixes them to match a person's goals and style. Sessions focus on understanding what lies beneath current difficulties and on practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in schools, independent practice and voluntary organisations. She also has experience with employers and educational settings. That variety helps her tailor support to different life situations.
Michele trained in counselling and holds a BA in Counselling from Glasgow Caledonian University plus a Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. She also has a BA (hons) in French, Russian and Politics from the University of Northumbria. Her training underpins a calm, reflective approach.
In sessions she listens closely and helps clients map patterns and try new ways of coping. Techniques may include exploring thoughts and behaviours, learning self-soothing skills, and addressing past hurts that keep causing pain. Michele aims to make therapy straightforward and practical.
People sometimes come for help with parenting stress, trauma and abuse, ADHD, intimacy and sexual issues, sleeping problems, anger or career concerns. She also offers support for grief, bipolar and depression alongside coaching-style conversations about next steps.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 21
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 176457
- Languages
- English, French
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Michele's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michele lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 Michele works online
She also uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy where helpful, teaching skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. These methods can suit problems such as anxiety, anger, relationship strain and recurring patterns that cause pain.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Michele will discuss options with each person and adapt techniques to match goals, preferences and what feels useful in practice. The plan can change as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow a quieter location for focused conversation, or make shorter check-ins more practical. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can use these ways of working to help people apply skills between sessions and carry changes into everyday life.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Michele help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar, grief, ADHD and many related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Michele adapts her style to the person and uses a mix of person-centred work, cognitive-behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand and change patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience working in schools, voluntary organisations, personal companies and independent practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can be used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and French; she also has some knowledge of Russian and German.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking as this profile does not list specific formats.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies 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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