Counsellor profile
Michele Junges-Stainthorpe, BACP
Counsellor - family and parenting, relationship support
Continue with MicheleAbout
- CBT and DBT informed
- Hypnotherapy options
- Speaks English and French
About Michele
Michele Junges-Stainthorpe is a counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 21 years of practice. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and parenting concerns. She also lists support for trauma, ADHD, grief, sleeping problems and intimacy-related issues.
Her way of working is practical and person-focused. Michele uses approaches drawn from Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), hypnotherapy and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand their patterns. Sessions usually look at current difficulties alongside past experiences that keep the same problems repeating.
Michele has worked in schools, voluntary organisations, private companies and private practice. Her background includes a BA in Counselling from Glasgow Caledonian University and a Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (BTEC 5). She also holds a BA (hons) in French, Russian and Politics.
She supports people dealing with a wide range of family and parenting stresses, including blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress and communication problems. Michele also lists focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome and codependency.
Sessions can be conducted in English or French, and she is open to working with international clients. Michele asks new clients to use the online matching process to arrange an initial appointment and agree practical details.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits them
Michele uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so the person can make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach is useful for relationship stresses, parenting strain and grief because it helps someone feel heard and clearer about next steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is often used for anxiety, sleeping problems, low mood and anger because it gives practical tools to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can be reviewed as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats for this profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins at lunchtime, or choosing audio-only meetings when video is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques used in face-to-face work to remote sessions, and Michele discusses practical arrangements when clients book so therapy can fit into their everyday routine.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns are supported?
She helps people with blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, parenting strain, caregiver stress and communication problems within family relationships.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She combines Client-Centred, CBT and DBT-informed methods with psychodynamic ideas and hypnotherapy to address both current problems and underlying patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience working in schools, voluntary settings, private companies and private practice.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and French.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats for this profile; please confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.