Counsellor profile
Michael Wilkes-Spellman, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - relationships and stress
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / MS00P17
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred focus
- Cognitive Behavioural tools
- Evening appointments
About Michael
Michael Wilkes-Spellman is a counsellor and an accredited member of the National Counselling Society (NCPS) with 13 years' experience. He trained in 2011 and works part time, offering appointments on weekday evenings. He helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or worn down by relationship problems and caring responsibilities.
He works with issues such as grief, intimacy-related concerns, codependency, family conflict, and the emotional effects of trauma and abuse. He also addresses anger, career strain, compassion fatigue and life changes like separation or bereavement. People who live around another person's drinking, moods or crises are mentioned among the kinds of situations he supports.
Michael uses an integrated approach and draws mainly on Client-Centred (person-centred) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods. Sessions focus on the person's real experience, spotting unhelpful patterns and trying practical steps to change how they feel and behave. He describes the work as collaborative and practical rather than theoretical.
He also uses elements of mindfulness, motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas where these fit the goals the person brings. These are used to help with increased self-awareness, managing difficult feelings, and making clearer decisions about relationships and boundaries.
Michael sees adults and older adults and offers evening appointments during the week. He is based in the United Kingdom, works in English, and matches people to a suitable first session using a short questionnaire and scheduling process.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Michael draws on Client-Centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience, listening closely and helping them make sense of their feelings. It is useful for people who struggle to say no or who feel they lose themselves in relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to shift stuck patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michael will talk with each person about goals and preferences and agree a way of working together. The decision about which methods to use is collaborative and can change as a client's needs evolve.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy around work and caring responsibilities, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use a mix of in-session conversations and practical exercises adapted for remote work to help people manage boundaries, reduce reactivity and practice new ways of relating.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and codependency patterns.
What is his therapy style like?
He works in an integrated, collaborative way that centres the person's experience and uses practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does he have?
He has 13 years of experience, having completed counselling training in 2011 and continuing to update his skills.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an accredited member of the National Counselling Society (NCPS) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with clients outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.