Michelle Dunne
Compassionate person-centred counselling
About Michelle
Michelle Dunne practises a person-centred approach that places the client at the heart of each session. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she aims to make it easier for people to talk about stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship concerns.
Michelle uses kind, non-judgemental listening to help people feel understood before deciding what to do next. She offers steady support for those coping with life changes and difficult emotions.
Background and approach
That includes help with parenting strain, compassion fatigue, addictive behaviours, sleep or eating troubles, and issues around intimacy or self-esteem. Michelle also works with people concerned about career direction, men’s issues, and midlife transitions. Her background includes roles supporting people through crises, trauma and sudden bereavement, which shaped how she sits with grief and loss.
She is a late-diagnosed autistic woman and values working with neurodivergent people and diverse relationships, including LGBT concerns and experiences of separation or divorce. Michelle draws on client-centred therapy and motivational interviewing to guide conversations. Sessions focus on listening, exploring what matters to the person, and helping them decide on small, manageable steps.
That practical emphasis aims to build confidence and clearer choices over time. Outside work she enjoys walking, travelling and time with her three dogs. Michelle describes counselling as a shared process where someone is present to listen.
She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready to explore change.
What Michelle works with
How Michelle works
Listed by Michelle among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How these approaches work online and what to expect
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. The counsellor listens with warmth and acceptance and follows the client’s priorities. This approach helps when someone needs to talk through feelings like grief, anxiety or self-esteem concerns without being told what to do.Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to explore ambivalence and find reasons to change. The counsellor asks open questions, reflects back what they hear and helps people identify manageable steps. It is useful for issues such as addictions, lifestyle shifts, or making progress on career and health goals.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then agree on a way forward. That collaborative review happens as sessions progress so the plan can be adjusted to what works best for the person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter updates, daily coaching-style support or people who prefer typing. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel.
| 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
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
