Michaela Duffy

Michaela Duffy is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel stuck, isolated or overwhelmed. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and self-esteem issues. She also helps with relationship strain, parenting challenges, career worries and life changes.

She uses a person-centred approach that puts the client’s experience first. That means sessions aim to follow what matters most to the person and build on their existing strengths. Michaela also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot patterns of thinking that increase worry, and on psychodynamic perspectives to look at how past relationships shape current feelings.

People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk things through and try practical steps that suit their life. Sessions include listening, reflecting back, and working together on small, realistic changes. The emphasis is on clearer thinking and steadier mood rather than quick fixes.

Michaela holds BACP and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She describes the first step as brave, and aims to support people through that early uncertainty. The work is collaborative - clients set the goals and pace.

If you are considering help for loneliness, panic, mood shifts or family tensions, Michaela can be a steady presence while you make changes. To begin, it is helpful to consider what you most want to focus on and bring that into the first session.

How her approaches suit online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and strengths. It involves open listening, reflecting what is said, and letting the client lead the topics they bring. This suits issues like loneliness and life changes where feeling heard is important.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and to build coping skills for anxiety, panic and low mood.

Psychodynamic ideas consider how earlier relationships can shape current feelings and patterns. Exploring those links can help when attachment, abandonment or repeating relationship patterns are part of the difficulty.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to try methods that fit their goals and preferences, and adjust as needed. Early sessions are used to agree what to focus on and which practical steps to try.

The original biography does not list which session formats are used, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel, making shorter check-ins possible, and allowing sessions from more convenient locations. It also makes it easier to maintain regular appointments while balancing work, family and other commitments.