Michael Broad, NCPS

Counsellor Michael Broad is a member of the National Counselling Society and works in the United Kingdom. He has three years' experience helping people with stress, anxiety and depression. He also supports clients with addiction, relationship and family concerns, and self-esteem difficulties.

Michael uses an integrative approach. That means he draws on different methods and adapts them to what a person needs in the room. He often begins with practical steps to reduce distress, such as techniques to manage anxious thoughts or recurring worry.

After initial stabilisation he works on deeper issues. This can include looking at difficult emotions, patterns in relationships, and how early experiences affect current behaviour. He talks through these topics in plain terms and keeps the work focused on what matters to the client.

Michael also supports people managing major life changes and losses. He pays attention to how problems like grief, addiction or separation affect daily routines and decision-making. Sessions aim to build coping skills and strengthen the client’s own resources.

He uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centred work, existential thinking and mindfulness practices where they fit. These methods are used to help people notice thoughts and feelings, clarify values, and make practical changes. Michael asks people to set goals they can test between sessions.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Michael uses ACT, client-centred work and mindfulness online