Counsellor profile
Michaela Kendall, BACP
Counsellor - Relationships and Stress
See online counselling options- Attachment based work
- Emotionally focused
- Mindfulness techniques
About Michaela
Michaela Kendall is a counsellor and a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) with four years of professional experience. She works with people in the United Kingdom on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, grief, self-esteem, addictions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting, depression, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Michaela uses straightforward talking therapy. Sessions focus on what is happening now and how feelings show up in relationships and daily life. She listens for patterns that link past experiences with current reactions and helps people notice those links.
Her approach draws on attachment-based methods and emotionally-focused ideas to look at relationship patterns. Client-centred techniques are used so the client’s pace and concerns guide each session. Mindfulness and trauma-focused elements are included when they fit the person’s needs.
In practice, Michaela aims to make sessions clear and manageable. Conversations may include noticing emotions, trying small experiments between sessions, and learning simple regulation strategies. She helps people talk through grief, reduce repeated worry, and address the impact of past trauma on present life.
People who contact her usually begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then booking an initial session. The counsellor works in the UK and offers sessions in English. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Michaela works with attachment-based methods which focus on how early and current relationships shape feelings and responses. This approach can help when patterns of trust, closeness or withdrawal affect current relationships.She also uses emotionally-focused therapy to help people identify and name strong emotions and discover how those emotions influence interactions. This is useful for relationship difficulties and intense emotional reactions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Michaela will discuss options and agree a plan with the client based on their needs, goals and preferences. The plan can change as sessions reveal what fits best, and the client helps shape that decision.
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the original information did not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and offering shorter check-ins or sessions that match a work break. It can also allow people to join from a quieter place, use audio-only if video is difficult, or choose timings that suit their routine. Registered or accredited professionals commonly offer this flexibility and will explain practical arrangements when you book.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Michaela helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, addictions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy matters, parenting, depression, life changes and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends attachment-based and emotionally-focused approaches with client-centred listening. Mindfulness and trauma-focused elements are used when appropriate to a person’s situation.
How long has she been practising?
She has four years of professional experience working with the issues listed above.
Is she a member of a professional body and where does she practise?
She is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and works with people in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start?
Click the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.