Michelle Lumley, BACP
Michelle Lumley is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- +16 more
About Michelle
Michelle Lumley is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She offers online sessions and face-to-face appointments for adults aged 18 and over. Michelle keeps information simple and practical to help people decide if counselling could suit them.
She works in a humanistic, client-centred way that focuses on building a trusting relationship. Listening and asking curious questions are central to how she helps people understand what they are feeling.
Background and approach
Sessions often include gentle checking in so the work stays aligned with what the person needs. Michelle draws on a mix of therapeutic approaches and adapts them to each person. That can mean using cognitive ideas to spot unhelpful thinking, exploring attachment patterns, or trying creative tools like reflective writing and simple art materials.
Creative tasks are offered when they might help someone express things words do not capture. Michelle has three years of counselling experience and holds professional liability insurance. She follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework and attends ongoing professional development.
She aims to keep sessions free of judgement and to respect each person’s views. Practical arrangements are discussed at the first meeting. Michelle can guide a short exploratory session, complete intake paperwork together, and agree a working plan.
Online formats include video, phone, live chat and text messaging to provide flexibility.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 387841 | December 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT-style techniques can be useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems because they offer practical strategies to try between sessions. Together, the therapist and the person decide which methods feel most helpful and they review progress as they go in a collaborative way.
Online therapy with Michelle uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video works well for a fuller conversational feel, phone is useful if bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can fit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring duties and life changes while keeping the focus on what helps the person most.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and grief.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Michelle uses a humanistic, client-centred way of working that focuses on listening, curiosity and building trust with each person.
How much counselling experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working with people on issues such as abuse, self-harm, bereavement and long-term health challenges.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
Michelle practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for online counselling.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Update or remove this listing
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact usMore counsellors who work with Stress & Anxiety
All of them
Christine Fleming
NCPS
3 years in practice NCPS
Calm, practical support for difficult times
- Stress & Anxiety
- Grief
- Self Esteem
Sana Khwaja
BACP
5 years in practice BACP
Compassionate counsellor for low mood and life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and Abuse
Philip Smyth
BACP
4 years in practice BACP
Warm, practical counselling for life challenges
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship
- Grief