About Michelle
Michelle Banks helps people who are feeling stuck, anxious, low or overwhelmed take the first steps towards change. She uses a warm, interactive style and aims to create a caring space where people can be heard and understood. Michelle writes plainly and focuses on what matters to each person she meets.
Michelle practises client-centred work, which means she follows the person rather than imposing a plan. She also draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice, and uses mindfulness to help people manage stress and strong emotions.
How Michelle works
Her practice includes trauma-focused work when past experiences are part of the problem. Michelle has seven years of counselling experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile. She has helped people with a wide range of concerns such as depression, anxiety and relationship issues.
She also supports people dealing with grief, addictions, sexuality and identity questions, and difficulties with sleep or eating. Her additional focus areas include gender dysphoria, HIV and AIDS, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life matters, immigration issues, and multicultural concerns. She also works with problems such as obsessions and compulsions, paranoia, personality-related difficulties, phobias and jealousy.
Michelle aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion while helping them find practical ways to cope and move forward. If someone wants to explore change, she invites them to begin a conversation and see which approaches feel most helpful.
Michelle lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Michelle's approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns, giving them space to find their own solutions and sense of direction. It suits people who need a supportive, non-judgemental space to talk about feelings and life decisions.Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility. It helps when questions about purpose, identity or major life changes are part of the struggle and when someone wants to make decisions aligned with their values.
Finding the right approach is usually a shared process. Michelle works collaboratively to see which methods fit the person's needs, goals and preferences, and adjusts the work as it progresses. Clients and therapist review what helps and refine the focus together.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and avoiding travel time, which can make it easier to keep a regular schedule. Online work can allow a mixed rhythm of shorter check-ins or longer sessions depending on need. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking; this ensures sessions match everyday routines and practical constraints.
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