Michael Iffil

Michael Iffil is a counsellor who draws on client-centred practice alongside cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches. He has 15 years of experience working in the United Kingdom and supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and other life challenges. Michael notices what matters to each person and builds sessions around their priorities.

He focuses on practical ways to manage difficult feelings and cope with life changes. That can include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, gentle mindfulness exercises and talking through what people value. He also works with issues such as anger, addictions, phobias and low self-esteem.

Michael describes clients as the experts in their own stories and aims to help them make sense of past patterns. He uses elements from different approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than following a single method. Sessions are conversational and paced to the individual.

His background includes 15 years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy in the UK and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is shown as BACP.

People turn to him for support with relationship and family concerns, fatherhood questions, feelings of emptiness or abandonment, and struggles with life purpose. He also helps those dealing with grief, trauma and career stress.

To start, a brief questionnaire and a scheduling step are used so people can match with his work and plan sessions in line with their needs.

Approaches used in online counselling and how they help

Michael commonly uses client-centred methods that focus on understanding each person’s experience and priorities. This approach involves listening without judgement and helping people find their own solutions, which suits issues like loneliness, life direction and relationship worries.

He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviours interact. CBT can help with anxiety, panic, phobias and unhelpful thinking patterns by teaching practical strategies to change responses and cope better.

Mindfulness therapy is used to help people notice present-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Simple practicing of attention and breathing can ease stress and support emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adjust methods together so the plan fits the person’s needs. That collaborative process helps decide which tools to use and when to try something different.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions helpful for staying consistent and keeping therapy part of everyday life.