About Michelle
Michelle Fear is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with people facing stress, anxiety, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns and LGBT issues. She holds BACP credentialing and brings three years of professional experience to her practice. Michelle aims to meet each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
She uses a tailored approach so conversations and plans match what each person needs. That can mean slow, steady work on relationships and attachment, or focused steps to manage anxiety and the fallout from trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around what feels most useful to the person in front of her. Michelle draws on client-centred ideas to build a trusting space where people lead the topics that matter most to them. She also uses psychodynamic thinking to look at patterns that repeat over time and Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early bonds affect current relationships.
She has worked with people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, commitment worries and problems with control. She also supports those affected by dissociation, domestic violence, divorce, infidelity and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her aim is practical support and emotional understanding.
Michelle helps people clarify difficult feelings, notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping. She encourages small, achievable steps toward change and greater wellbeing.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Michelle is listed here; the rest shows what else Michelle works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Michelle lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online support
Michelle draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and connections; this can help when people struggle with trust, abandonment or patterns that repeat. She also uses client-centred principles to keep sessions focused on the persons priorities, helping them set the pace and topics for change.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle will talk with each person about their goals, life situation and preferences to decide which methods to use. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a routine. It also lets people keep therapy in regular contact with day-to-day life, so skills learned in sessions can be tested between meetings.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What kinds of problems does Michelle work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and LGBT-related concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centred, with an emphasis on tailoring conversations and plans to each persons needs.
How much professional experience does she have?
Michelle has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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