Michelle Copley, BACP
12 years in practice
Michelle Copley is a counsellor who works from an existential perspective alongside other approaches.
License and registration
- BACP
- 398804 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Michelle
Michelle Copley is a counsellor who works from an existential perspective alongside other approaches. She focuses on what matters to each person and helps them find meaning and direction in difficult times. Michelle aims to make the first steps into counselling straightforward and respectful so people feel heard from the start.
She draws on 12 years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps those facing relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and addiction concerns.
Background and approach
Parenting strain, sleep problems, career uncertainty and questions about identity or self-worth are also common topics she addresses. Michelle uses client-centred listening to understand what a person is going through. She combines this with cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thoughts and actions that keep problems going.
Dialectical approaches and emotionally-focused work are available too when emotional regulation or relationship patterns need attention. Sessions are collaborative and conversational. She explains the ideas behind the approaches she uses and helps people try strategies in everyday life.
The aim is practical change alongside clearer perspective and greater choice. Michelle works with adults from the United Kingdom and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often uses an integrative style, and has supported clients in both face-to-face and online settings.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling
Existential therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice and values. It helps people clarify what matters to them when life feels overwhelming or uncertain, and it can be useful for grief, career crossroads and major life changes.Client-centred therapy emphasises empathetic listening and a non-judgemental stance. The counsellor follows the person's lead to build trust and to help the person feel understood, which often makes it easier to try new ways of coping.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical techniques to test unhelpful beliefs and to change behaviours that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.
Michelle treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will discuss options, listen to your goals and suggest which methods to try first. Decisions about focus and techniques are made together and can change as work progresses.
Online counselling offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Michelle commonly address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction. Other common concerns include relationship strain, parenting stress, sleep problems and career questions.
What is Michelle's counselling style like?
Her approach is engaging and collaborative, with conversational sessions that aim to build understanding and practical steps forward. She explains methods and helps people apply them between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has 12 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns in both in-person and online formats.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
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