Counsellor profile
Michelle McGee , BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship strain
- Grief and loss
About Michelle
Michelle McGee is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family difficulties, grief and loss, and related concerns. Sessions focus on practical conversation and steady support to help people manage whatever feels most urgent at home and work.
Michelle helps people talk through relationship and family tensions and the specific pressures that come with parenting. She also supports those facing depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, or struggles with self-esteem. Her work extends to life changes such as separation, career shifts, fertility and bereavement matters.
Her approach uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address emotions and behaviour. Michelle aims to make sessions clear and straightforward: identifying problems, noticing patterns, and trying out new ways of coping between meetings. She adapts the pace to suit what each person can manage.
Michelle is mindful of attachment and blended family issues and pays attention to communication patterns that often increase stress. She also works with people affected by caregiving demands, cancer, hospice and end-of-life issues, and the guilt or shame that can follow difficult events.
Practical steps are part of the work. Sessions may include discussion, grounding or breathing exercises, and simple tasks to try between meetings. To begin, a short online questionnaire helps match priorities and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
Michelle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts, feelings and practical skills. Cognitive-style approaches look at unhelpful thinking and offer exercises to test and change those thoughts. This can help with anxiety, low mood and self-esteem problems.She also uses behaviourally informed strategies that focus on what people do day to day. These include setting small, achievable tasks to build new routines and reduce stress. Such techniques are useful for coping with life changes, caregiver fatigue, and parenting pressures.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which techniques to try first, and will adjust the plan based on progress and preference. That decision is shaped by the client's needs, goals and what feels manageable.
Practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions around family and work life and saving travel time. Depending on the service, people may be able to schedule sessions at times that suit their routines and follow up on tasks between meetings. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking so arrangements match everyday needs.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of home or family issues does she address?
She supports adults facing family conflict, parenting strain, blended family problems, divorce and separation, and communication issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions use evidence-based techniques delivered in clear, practical conversation. The focus is on identifying patterns and trying new coping strategies.
How much experience does she have working with these concerns?
She has five years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship issues and related areas.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK or need another language?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current online session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps are needed to start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule an initial 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.