Michael Johansen
Calm, experienced BACP counsellor
About Michael
Michael Johansen helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and loss. He works with issues such as trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting concerns, and difficulties with self-esteem and intimacy. He also supports people facing career strain, anger, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue.
He uses a straightforward, person-centred way of working. That means he aims to listen closely and follow what the person brings to the session.
Background and approach
Sessions are calm and non-judgemental, giving space to talk through painful memories or current worries. He draws on trauma-focused work when past harm gets in the way of daily life. Michael trained and practices in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which indicates professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
He has seven years of experience in counselling and therapeutic work. In sessions he focuses on building understanding of patterns and feelings. He helps identify small, practical steps people can try between appointments.
He pays attention to how attachment, abandonment and communication difficulties affect relationships and wellbeing. People who come to him often want a calm listener who will help them process grief, sort out relationship hurts, cope with life changes, or manage intense emotions. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
What Michael works with
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the work. The therapist listens with empathy and follows each person's pace, helping them feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for stress, low self-esteem, relationship concerns and coping with life changes.Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the impact of past harm. It uses structured ways to process traumatic memories and reduce their hold on daily life. This approach can help with trauma, abuse, grief and overwhelming reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the journey and is decided together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that suit the person's goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients and the therapist collaborate to choose what feels most helpful.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when video is difficult, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats provide flexibility for those juggling work, family or mobility needs and allow people to continue therapy without long travel times.
| 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
