Michelle Reid
Calm, practical counselling for life changes
About Michelle
Michelle Reid is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Michelle writes plainly and meets clients where they are.
Michelle helps people talk through family conflict and the changes that come with separation or blended households. She also supports those coping with low self-esteem, motivation and confidence.
Background and approach
Practical conversation and steady listening are central to her sessions. She works with a wide range of related issues including abandonment and attachment difficulties, communication and commitment problems, and the effects of chronic pain or illness. Michelle is experienced in supporting people who identify with autism or Asperger syndrome and those affected by domestic violence.
Her approach recognises each person as the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and small, manageable steps forward. Michelle aims for clarity about goals and simple ways to build on progress between sessions.
People who choose her benefit from a calm, straightforward style. Michelle uses conversation to reduce overwhelm and to create clearer choices. She encourages practical coping skills that fit everyday life.
What Michelle works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer understanding. One common approach she uses helps people explore how early attachment experiences shape current relationships and patterns; this can be useful for those dealing with abandonment, attachment struggles or communication problems. Another approach focuses on building coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching simple tools to manage symptoms day to day and to increase confidence in challenging moments.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle works with each person to identify goals and then chooses techniques that fit those aims and the person's preferences. She will explain options and adjust the plan as work progresses so that therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people keep visual contact and work more closely on interpersonal themes. Phone sessions are a convenient option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing to speaking, want brief reflections between sessions, or need a way to fit therapy around other commitments. These formats make it easier to access consistent support from a registered or accredited professional regardless of location.
| 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
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
