Michael Iffil
Practical, person-centred support for emotional strain
About Michael
Michael Iffil is a counsellor who uses client-centred, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches. He draws on 15 years of practice to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Michael writes in plain language and aims to make therapy feel straightforward and practical.
He uses the person-centred idea that people are the experts in their own lives. That means sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on their own strengths.
Background and approach
He also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of responding to problems. Mindfulness work appears in sessions as simple exercises for staying calm and noticing thoughts without judgement. These exercises are used alongside talking therapies to reduce panic, manage anger and ease overwhelming emotions.
The mix of methods is chosen to match each person’s needs. Michael has worked across a wide range of difficulties including addiction, relationship and family concerns, trauma and grief. He also supports people dealing with career questions, feelings of emptiness, attachment worries and panic attacks.
He pays attention to multicultural concerns and how background shapes experience. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.
What Michael works with
How Michael works
Listed by Michael among the ways they work.
Listed by Michael among the ways they work.
Listed by Michael among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How client-centred, CBT and mindfulness work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what they say and helps them identify their own goals. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to make sense of difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviours. Sessions often include clear steps to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to test new responses. CBT can be useful for anxiety, panic attacks, phobias and low mood.
Mindfulness Therapy uses short exercises to bring attention to the present moment. These practices teach simple breathing and noticing skills that reduce reactivity and help with anger, stress and overwhelming emotions.
Finding the right mix is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which approach or combination suits each person and adjust it as therapy progresses.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes sessions easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls offer a face-to-face experience, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a shorter check-in and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it practical to keep therapy going from different locations and schedules.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
