Counsellor profile
Michelle Copley, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 398804
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- CBT
- DBT
- Client-Centred
About Michelle
Michelle Copley is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years' experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting struggles, addictions and related concerns. She also supports people facing issues such as sleep problems, low self-esteem, career pressures, depression and coping with life changes.
Michelle uses an integrative approach and draws on several therapy methods to suit the person in front of her. She asks questions and listens closely to understand what is happening in day-to-day life. From that starting point she and the client agree practical ways to move forward and learn new skills.
Sessions are conversational and include some teaching about the techniques in use. Michelle often blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with ideas about relationships to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) tools when emotional regulation or distress tolerance are needed.
Her approach includes helping people make sense of past trauma and work through grief or addiction-related problems. She pays attention to how relationships influence wellbeing, including attachment and communication patterns. Codependency and control issues are among the specific areas she lists.
Michelle has worked online for several years and moved to fully remote practice after 2020. She encourages clients to use therapy time for practical skill-building as well as reflection. To get started clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Michelle often uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and teaching practical techniques to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and stress.She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal skills. DBT tools can help when feelings feel overwhelming or when people struggle with boundaries and reactivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods based on the client's needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made together so techniques match day-to-day life and the issues being worked on.
Her practice moved to fully online work after 2020 and she highlights practical benefits of remote sessions, such as saving travel time and fitting therapy into busy schedules. If you want to confirm exactly which online formats are offered, please check before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, addictions and related problems. Codependency and communication problems are also listed among her focus areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is engaging and collaborative. Sessions are conversational and include teaching about the techniques being used.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years' experience since qualifying in 2011 and has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction and self-harm.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Does she see people who speak other languages or clients overseas?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The biography indicates she works online and moved to fully remote practice after 2020. Confirm the current online session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model 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 your 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.