Counsellor profile
Michaela Duffy, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person centred
- CBT techniques
- Psychodynamic work
About Michaela
Counsellor Michaela Duffy is a BACP member working in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, low self-esteem and depression. Michaela also works with parenting pressures, career worries, life changes and people who are coping with ADHD related challenges.
Michaela uses a person-centred way of working. She treats the person as the expert on their own life and focuses on what the client brings to each session. Practical thinking tools from cognitive behavioural therapy are used when helpful to spot unhelpful patterns and try different responses.
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at past experiences and recurring patterns that affect current relationships and feelings. Sessions are conversational and aim to make difficult topics easier to talk about. Clients can expect straightforward language and time to reflect on what matters to them.
Michaela says starting counselling is a step that takes courage. She helps people slow down, name what is hard and consider small changes that fit everyday life. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
To begin, a short questionnaire and a first session are used to agree on priorities and a working plan. Sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location.
How client-centred and CBT approaches work online
The person-centred approach focuses on listening and supporting the client to make their own choices. Online sessions using this approach keep the conversation focused on what the client wants to work on and on building a reliable working relationship. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT-style work often involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small practical experiments between sessions to test new ways of coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they adjust methods as therapy progresses so the plan fits the client rather than the other way round.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are used. Please confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into everyday life, for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day and reducing the need for being on camera when that is not wanted. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to help people keep therapy practical and consistent without promising any specific outcome.
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Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, depression, parenting, career matters and coping with life changes including ADHD related challenges.
How would she work with me in sessions?
She uses a person-centred style alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps as well as understanding patterns from the past.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with people on the concerns listed in her profile.
Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP in her credentials.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and starting arranged?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.