Michelle Dunne, BACP

Counsellor Michelle Dunne is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with three years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, family issues and other life challenges in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Michelle practises a client-centred way of working. That means she focuses on listening and reflecting back what is said, so clients can make sense of their own thoughts and feelings. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and to move towards practical steps when ready.

Her background includes earlier roles supporting people in crisis and those affected by sudden bereavement. That experience informs how she sits with grief and loss and how she attends to strong emotional reactions.

Michelle is a late-diagnosed autistic woman and says she enjoys working with neurodivergent people and diverse relationships. She notes experience with same-sex and heterosexual partnerships and with step-parenting; she is open to learning about other relationship forms.

Practical concerns Michelle lists include addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career and midlife questions. She also mentions attachment and abandonment issues, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue.

To begin, clients use a subscription-based booking system that can be cancelled at any time. Michelle follows the BACP Ethical Framework and holds public liability insurance.

How her approaches work for online counselling