Michelle LindsayBACP

Michelle Lindsay is a counsellor who uses person-centred and existential approaches to help people through difficult life moments. She holds BACP and brings four years of professional experience in the UK. Michelle aims to listen closely and treat each person as an individual rather than a list of problems.

She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, low mood, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. Relationship worries, parenting strain, grief and intimacy-related problems are also within her practice. Michelle lists a broad range of additional focuses such as ADHD, body image, chronic illness, attachment difficulties and gender dysphoria.

Her style is relational and collaborative. Sessions are shaped around what the person wants to address, with the counsellor alongside them to identify helpful next steps. She may bring ideas from other approaches when they fit the client’s needs, for example elements of Gestalt, attachment thinking or cognitive techniques.

Michelle describes counselling as a place to be heard and to make sense of what has led someone to seek support. She encourages people to recognise their strengths and resources while they work through change. For those concerned about pregnancy or childbirth related stress, this can be raised and explored at a pace that feels manageable.

To begin, the site matching process is used to connect a person to Michelle and to arrange sessions. She aims to offer a steady, respectful presence and to help people find clearer ways forward through their current difficulties.

How client-centred and existential work translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping someone feel understood. It is useful for anxiety, self-esteem difficulties and the stress that surrounds big life changes. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and the feelings that come with life transitions. It can help when people worry about purpose, loss or major changes such as becoming a parent.

Choosing an approach is a joint process. The counsellor will work with each person to decide what feels most helpful. This means discussing goals, preferences and what feels manageable rather than imposing a single method.

The biography does not specify which online session types are offered, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around family and work commitments. It can reduce travel time and let someone meet a counsellor from their local area in the UK. Some people find shorter check-ins or audio sessions easier on busy days, while others prefer longer conversations when possible. Talking these practicalities through during the first contact helps shape sessions that fit everyday life.