Michelle Copley
Practical, collaborative counselling for everyday struggles
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About Michelle
Michelle Copley is a counsellor with a practical, conversational approach. She uses a mix of methods to help people make sense of difficult feelings and take steps forward. She aims to make first sessions straightforward and respectful so people feel understood from the start.
Across 12 years of practice she has supported people presenting with stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and sleep problems. She also helps with relationship and parenting concerns, career strain, low self-esteem and life changes such as bereavement or illness.
Background and approach
Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic health issues and body image worries. Her style is collaborative and psycho-educational. Conversations are guided so clients gain insight, learn practical skills, and leave with ideas they can use between sessions.
She combines understanding with clear tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Michelle trained in a range of approaches and draws chiefly on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour techniques and client-centred principles. She personalises the work to suit what each person brings and the goals they want to reach.
Sessions are offered online, and Michelle explains options and next steps at the first contact. Prospective clients in the United Kingdom can start by completing the platform questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 12
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 398804
- Languages
- English
- 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 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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- 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
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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 Michelle works online
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress and sleep problems.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing strong emotions and improving emotional regulation and distress tolerance. It can be helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when someone wants clearer ways to cope day to day.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will listen to what matters most, agree goals and suggest methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. That choice is made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.
Michelle offers online sessions and can explain available session formats when contacted. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by removing travel time and allowing sessions at convenient points in the day. It can also make shorter check-ins or series of practical exercises simpler to schedule. Confirm current session options before booking so arrangements match individual needs and routines.
Questions and answers
What kinds of issues can be raised in sessions?
Michelle supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and sleep issues, as well as relationship, parenting and career concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The work is collaborative and conversational. She blends insight with practical techniques and teaches tools clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of counselling experience working with a wide range of concerns since qualifying in 2011.
Where is the counsellor based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as shown in her profile.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients arrange sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are arranged for people in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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