About Michelle
Michelle Borlesi is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and focuses on building confidence and motivation. Michelle aims to support people who want a more fulfilling, happier life and who are ready to take practical steps towards change.
Her practice centres on addressing common and complex struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma.
How Michelle works
She also helps people facing challenges with self‑esteem, addictions, intimacy and relationship concerns. Michelle has a wider focus that includes issues like ADHD, compassion fatigue, career strain and parenting pressures. Michelle draws on a mix of talking-based approaches to tailor sessions to what the person needs.
She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help with unhelpful thinking and values-led action. Other influences in her work include client-centred listening, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills, and Jungian ideas about meaning and inner patterns. Michelle is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred).
She offers sessions in English and can work with people outside the UK. Practical matters such as cost and scheduling are handled through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and then books sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Michelle aims to create a supportive space where people can try out changes, build coping skills and make steady progress at their own pace.
Michelle lists 9 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take small steps that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical experiments to change how people feel and act. It is often used for anxiety, depression and stress. Client‑centred therapy offers a listening, non‑judgemental space where the person leads the pace and focus of sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs shift and new priorities emerge.
Confirm the available online session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when days are tight. It can also let people try different therapeutic tools between sessions and build skills in everyday settings. Registered or accredited professionals can then adapt exercises and pacing so therapy fits practical routines and supports steady progress.
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