Michelle Lindsay
Calm person-centred support for life’s hard moments
About Michelle
Michelle Lindsay practises from a person-centred and existential perspective. She offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and the aftermath of trauma. Michelle is a BACP member - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
She listens without judgement and helps clients make sense of what they are going through. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on finding small, manageable next steps.
Background and approach
Michelle aims to create a warm space where people feel seen and heard as themselves. Her work commonly addresses relationships, self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related concerns and parenting pressures. She also supports people coping with career stress, anger, ADHD and the challenges that come with life changes.
Additional interests include attachment and family of origin issues, body image, chronic illness and questions about gender and identity. Michelle draws mainly on Client-Centred Therapy and Existential Therapy in her practice. That means sessions attend to the person in front of her and to the personal meaning of difficult experiences.
She adapts the session to the client’s needs and may bring in ideas from other approaches when helpful. Practical arrangements include online options as well as in-person work in the UK. Michelle uses a collaborative style to help people identify goals and try out new ways of coping between sessions.
She aims for realistic changes rather than quick fixes.
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Sessions & fees
How Client-Centred and Existential Approaches Work Online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the individual’s experience and on being listened to without judgement. In practice this means the counsellor follows the client’s lead, reflects what is said and helps the person notice their own strengths and choices. It is useful for anxiety, self-esteem issues and life transitions.Existential Therapy looks at meaning, responsibility and how people respond to difficult life events. It helps when someone feels stuck, empty or unsure about purpose and direction, and it can clarify how personal values guide decisions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and will adjust the way she works in collaboration with the client. This makes it easier to try one way and change it if another fit feels better.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use facial cues and longer conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on difficult days, while live chat or text messaging can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These formats make it simpler to fit counselling around work, family or mobility needs and help maintain continuity between sessions.
| 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
