Michael Schmool
Calm counselling for life’s difficult moments
About Michael
Michael Schmool is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and relationship concerns. He also supports people coping with life changes, grief, trauma and parenting worries. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP.
He brings a calm, warm manner to sessions. He aims to create a non-judgemental space where people can reflect and begin to make sense of difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and paced to suit each person. Michael has lived and worked across two continents in advertising, media, publishing and photography. That varied background has given him experience talking with people from many different walks of life.
He draws on that experience when listening to someone’s story. In sessions he focuses on helping people understand why they feel the way they do and on practical steps forward. He works with issues such as attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication problems and loneliness.
He also offers support around fatherhood issues, infidelity, forgiveness and guilt and shame. People who come to him can expect gentle challenge as well as practical coping ideas. He encourages small, manageable changes and supports people to build a clearer sense of self and direction.
He describes his approach as kind, compassionate and easy going. Michael welcomes people who want to talk things through and take steps towards a more fulfilling life. He offers a steady presence and aims to empower people while they work through difficult times.
What Michael works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches and online support that fit your needs
Michael describes his work as person-centred, which means the focus is on the person’s own experience and on creating a warm, accepting space to talk. This approach helps people who feel overwhelmed, isolated or unsure about their sense of self.He also draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage anxiety and low mood. These techniques often involve simple coping strategies, grounding exercises and step-by-step ways to break down problems into manageable parts. Such methods can help with panic, persistent worry and low motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will discuss different ways of working and decide together what fits best with the client’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let you see facial cues and build rapport; phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited; live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or moments when writing helps you think things through. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or caring responsibilities while keeping regular contact with a therapist or counsellor.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
