Counsellor profile
Michelle Robinson-Hayes, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
Continue with MichelleAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and hypnotherapy
About Michelle
Michelle Robinson-Hayes is a BACP counsellor with ten years' experience working with adults in the United Kingdom. She supports people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures and a wide range of related concerns. Michelle also works with issues such as addiction, ADHD, intimacy difficulties and body image.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and on clear steps to get there. She draws on client-centred methods to listen and understand, and uses cognitive behavioural techniques when looking at thought patterns and behaviours.
Michelle also offers hypnotherapy and mindfulness-based practices where these fit the person's goals. She sometimes uses motivational interviewing to help with ambivalence and to support commitment to change. Her background includes delivering training and supervising other counsellors and hypnotherapists.
Before founding her own practice she spent many years in senior management roles in corporate settings. That experience shapes her day-to-day approach - organised, outcome-focused and used to working with practical goals. She has delivered many hours of counselling and hypnotherapy, and has taught up to level 5 in hypnotherapy and counselling topics.
People contacting Michelle usually start by saying what they are struggling with at home or at work. She asks about current concerns, what has helped before, and what someone wants from therapy. That helps set realistic, step-by-step work for the weeks ahead.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Michelle blends client-centred therapy with cognitive behavioural techniques. Client-centred therapy means the focus stays on the person's own priorities while the counsellor listens, reflects and helps clarify goals. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and supports practical steps to reduce anxiety, change unhelpful patterns and improve mood.She also uses hypnotherapy and mindfulness practices where these match someone's aims. Hypnotherapy is used to support focused change in habits and reactions, while mindfulness helps with noticing thoughts and building steadier attention in stressful moments. Choosing which approaches to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through options, consider a person's goals and preferences, and agree the best mix as work progresses.
The biography does not specify which session formats are currently used, so please confirm format options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove travel time for appointments. Registered or accredited professionals can offer sessions remotely in ways that help people carry on daily responsibilities while engaging with therapy.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures and related areas such as ADHD and body image.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are practical and conversational, using client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and other methods to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience providing counselling and hypnotherapy, and has taught and supervised other practitioners.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients as stated, and conversations are carried out in English.
Which session formats does she use?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then 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.