Michelle Beard

Michelle Beard is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people feeling isolated or lonely, and those coping with anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She offers a calm, listening presence for people who need space to talk. Her style aims to make it easier to name feelings and take small steps forward.

With seven years of experience, Michelle draws on several practical ways of working. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow the person’s pace and priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing to help with unhelpful thoughts, low mood, motivation and stress.

In sessions Michelle helps people look at patterns that keep them stuck and practises small, doable changes. She pays particular attention to issues such as LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy challenges, self-esteem, grief, addiction, ADHD and trauma-related difficulties. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career stress and life transitions.

Michelle is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP. That registration is listed as her professional credential. She speaks English and is able to accept clients from outside the UK.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a time that fits their schedule. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location and therapist availability.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs time to be heard and to make sense of feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and behaviour. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and repetitive thoughts and involves practical exercises to try between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That means checking what feels helpful, then adjusting techniques as progress unfolds.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which options are available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-in conversations when needed. They also let people try different ways of working from wherever they are, and Michelle can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions.