Counsellor profile
Michael Wilkes-Spellman, NCPS
NCPS counsellor - relationships and family concerns
Continue with MichaelAbout
- Client-centred work
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Michael
Michael Wilkes-Spellman is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 13 years' experience. He works part time and offers appointments on weekday evenings. Michael lists family and parenting among his focus areas and helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns and coping with life changes.
He uses a blend of approaches, leaning on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural methods. In practice that means he listens to how a person experiences a problem, then helps them spot unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions are aimed at practical changes as well as understanding where difficulties come from.
Michael commonly supports people facing intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, career strain and the aftermath of trauma or abuse. He also takes on matters connected to adoption and foster care, ageing and caregiver stress, body image, and relationship breakdown. He describes working with adults and older adults on these topics.
People who come to him can expect a steady, conversational approach. He asks questions, reflects back what he hears, and suggests techniques from CBT or mindfulness when they fit. He also uses motivational interviewing to help with commitment to change.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the online options button.
How sessions work
Approaches applied to online counselling
Client-centred work focuses on understanding how a person experiences a problem. The therapist listens, reflects and helps the client feel heard, then explores ways to move forward. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and improve emotional steadiness.Choosing the right method is part of the work. Michael will talk with each client about their goals and preferences, and together they will choose which approaches to try. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs shift over time.
The profile does not specify session formats here, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online appointments make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins around work breaks, or reduce travel time. If you want to explore CBT exercises, motivational interviewing for behaviour change, or mindfulness practice, these approaches translate well to remote sessions when the format suits your day-to-day life.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What concerns does he focus on?
He supports adults with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and other family and parenting concerns listed in his profile.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He takes a conversational, client-centred approach and combines that with practical techniques from CBT and mindfulness where useful.
How long has he practised counselling?
He has 13 years of experience and completed his counselling training in 2011, continuing to update his skills since then.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is accredited with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages does he use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions from outside the UK?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions are provided through a subscription that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.