Michele Kavanagh
Compassionate integrative counselling for everyday challenges
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About Michele
Michele Kavanagh is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to help people facing stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. She works in a warm, non-judgemental way and aims to make it easier to talk about sensitive issues. Michele holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as her professional credential.
Michele supports people dealing with depression, grief and trauma and those struggling with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with parenting strain, sleeping problems, anger and addictions.
Background and approach
Practical worries such as career decisions, coping with life changes and communication difficulties are part of her focus too. In sessions Michele listens carefully and aims to help clients feel genuinely heard. She strives to understand each person’s perspective and to respond with compassion and acceptance.
This creates space to notice patterns, try different ways of thinking and practise new behaviours. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working, along with cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic elements when these fit the person’s needs. Trauma-focused methods are used when clients have experienced abuse or distressing events and want to work through them.
Michele has four years of professional experience. She encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy and recognises that taking the first step can take courage. The booking process involves a short questionnaire and scheduling that suits the person’s timing.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 406833
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Michele lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 works in a client-centred way, prioritising the person's own pace and choices. This approach helps people feel listened to and builds trust as they decide what to work on.
Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify thoughts and behaviours that maintain problems and to practise small changes that make daily life easier. These techniques can suit issues like anxiety, sleeping difficulties and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That decision happens together over the first few sessions and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a quicker check-in during a busy day. If you prefer particular ways of meeting, check the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they allow continuity of care when routines are busy or when attending in person is harder.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Michele help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief and trauma, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues and parenting strain.
What is Michele's therapeutic style?
Michele uses an integrative approach that includes attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas, adapting methods to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with people on a range of emotional and practical concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
The biography lists BACP as the professional credential and shows she is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with Michele in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only according to the provided information.
Are international clients supported?
The biography states that international clients are not currently accepted.
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 therapy with Michele?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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