Michelle Burke
Listening to patterns, helping you move forward
About Michelle
Michelle Burke is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She works with individuals who are dealing with relationship strain, parenting pressures or big life changes. Michelle writes plans with each person to match their unique situation and goals.
She uses a psychodynamic approach to look at how past experiences and repeated patterns affect present feelings and choices. Conversations aim to uncover recurring themes so people can make different choices and feel more in control.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to suit each person’s comfort and needs. Michelle has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which reflects her commitment to professional standards. She treats people with respect, sensitivity and compassion and centres the working relationship in therapy.
Her practice includes a broad range of concerns beyond core issues: abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment and blended family difficulties, caregiver stress, communication and control problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, isolation and loneliness, money worries and multicultural concerns. She aims to listen closely and help people find practical ways forward.
Sessions are conducted in English and Michelle accepts international clients. She encourages people to take small first steps and offers steady support while they work towards more satisfaction and clearer choices in life.
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Sessions & fees
How psychodynamic work translates to online therapy
Psychodynamic therapy helps people understand how past relationships and early experiences shape current feelings and reactions. In online sessions this means talking about repeated patterns, strong emotions and formative moments so those patterns become clearer and easier to change.The approach focuses on the stories people carry and the ways those stories affect daily life. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, relationship problems, low self-esteem and difficulties adjusting to life changes by making connections between past and present behaviour.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and adjust the way sessions are run. Clients and the therapist collaborate to decide whether psychodynamic methods suit the issue or if different emphases would help more.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls let people read facial cues and tone, phone sessions use less bandwidth, chat can suit short check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, childcare and daily life.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
