Michelle Copley, BACP
12 years in practice
Michelle Copley offers practical, person-centred counselling with an emphasis on hypnotherapy alongside other approaches.
License and registration
- BACP
- 398804 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Michelle
Michelle Copley offers practical, person-centred counselling with an emphasis on hypnotherapy alongside other approaches. She uses straightforward conversation to understand what is going on and to help people start moving forward. Michelle aims to make first steps into counselling as simple and accessible as possible.
She has practised since 2011 and brings twelve years of experience to a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and difficulties with sleep and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Michelle also helps people facing career pressures, parenting strains, relationship problems, and life transitions. Her style is collaborative and gently educational. Sessions are conversational, with questions that help people make sense of their struggles.
Michelle explains the approaches she uses so clients can take practical strategies away and apply them between sessions. Michelle draws on a mix of methods and adapts them to each person. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Emotionally-Focused approaches alongside hypnotherapy and client-centred work.
Together with the client she makes a tailored plan based on needs and goals. She works remotely from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Michelle is a BACP registrant and aims to offer respectful care that helps people regain confidence and balance in their lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Hypnotherapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Michelle blends hypnotherapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to offer practical, online support. Hypnotherapy is used to encourage focused relaxation and to help people access helpful suggestions for change; it can be useful for sleep issues, stress and habits. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding so people feel heard and respected, which helps when exploring emotional concerns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours are connected and offers clear strategies to change patterns that cause distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and adapts methods based on what a person needs. This collaborative process aims to find techniques that feel manageable and useful for everyday life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is well suited to full sessions that benefit from visual contact, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text-based messaging can be useful for ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping therapy consistent.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Michelle specialise in?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep problems, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Michelle uses a collaborative, conversational approach that combines practical techniques with explanations people can use between sessions.
How long has she been practising?
She has been practising since 2011 and has twelve years of experience working with a broad range of issues.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are costs and bookings handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; to start use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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