Michael Blown
Supportive counsellor focusing on anxiety and trauma
About Michael
Michael Blown is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. He holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. Michael focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and mood-related problems.
He also supports those coping with trauma, grief and relationship or intimacy concerns. Michael works in a straightforward, person-centred way. He starts by listening so he can understand what matters to each person.
Sessions look to build on a person's strengths and practical resources rather than relying on labels.
Background and approach
He aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk things through at their own pace. He uses a mix of client-centred methods and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, plus hypnotherapy when appropriate. CBT is used to identify unhelpful thinking or behaviour patterns and to try small, manageable changes.
Hypnotherapy is offered as a complementary tool to support relaxation and focus during change work. Many people come for help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related struggles, addictions or issues around self-esteem and body image. Michael also works with concerns such as panic, phobias, social anxiety, anger and compassion fatigue.
He includes practical coping strategies and short exercises between sessions when useful. Sessions are available online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Michael explains the process, helps set realistic goals and checks progress regularly.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to therapist availability.
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Sessions & fees
How Michael’s approaches work online
Michael uses client-centred methods that focus on what the person brings to the session. This approach means the counsellor listens closely and helps the client set the pace and topics. It is helpful for people who want someone to reflect back their experience and help them clarify what matters.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to distress. Sessions often include simple, practical tasks to try between meetings so people can test changes and notice what helps. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic and phobias.
Hypnotherapy is offered as an additional tool to support relaxation and concentration during work on habits, anxiety or trauma-related symptoms. It is used alongside talking therapies rather than as a standalone promise of change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will discuss different options and decide together with the client which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. He encourages a collaborative plan and checks in on how strategies are working over time.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions around work, study or family life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work with lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats increase flexibility and make regular therapeutic contact more attainable for many people.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
