Michelle Borlesi
Practical, strengths-based support for everyday struggles
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About Michelle
Michelle Borlesi is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and confidence issues. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on.
Michelle offers a calm, supportive space to talk through difficult moments. She works with people coping with trauma and abuse, depression, addictions and the strain of life changes.
Background and approach
She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, challenges around parenting and career pressures. Her toolbox includes a range of approaches that suit different needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters and take small steps towards it.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps with practical skills for changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Client-Centred work keeps the conversation grounded in the person’s own goals and pace. Michelle also draws on dialectical behaviour ideas for emotion regulation and on Jungian and psychodynamic perspectives when looking at deeper patterns.
She is familiar with issues such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, and a variety of attachment and communication struggles. This lets her tailor sessions to the problem at hand. People who choose her can expect straightforward, compassionate support that aims to build skills and resilience.
To begin, clients use the site’s matching process and scheduling flow to set up an initial appointment that fits their circumstances.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 397237
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Michelle's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 Michelle works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will collaborate with the client to learn what helps and adjust methods as goals evolve. That means starting with what matters to the client and trying practical tools, then refining the plan together based on what is useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are available before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in when needed. It can also let people meet from different locations, which is helpful for those living abroad. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can explain which approach and practical arrangement suit each person during the initial matching and scheduling process.
Questions and answers
What issues does Michelle commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. Other areas include self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-centred, combining empathic listening with skill-building. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and small, achievable steps.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of professional work experience in the UK supporting a range of emotional and behavioural concerns. Her approach includes several evidence-informed models.
What credentials does she have and where is she based?
She is a BACP Therapist and a registered member MBACP (Accred). Sessions are provided from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I am outside the UK?
Sessions are available to international clients and are conducted in English. Confirming practical arrangements is recommended before booking.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before scheduling.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The matching process helps pair you with the right time and therapist.
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