Counsellor profile
Mitchell Stevens, BACP
Counsellor - family and parenting support
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- Anxiety and depression
- Addiction and recovery
- Parenting pressures
About Mitchell
Mitchell Stevens is a counsellor and therapist and a full member of the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP). He has 12 years of practice and offers online counselling to English-speaking adults aged 18 and over. He lists a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and family problems, parenting and issues around identity and sexual orientation.
He began this work after his own personal therapy and life changes, and describes that experience as shaping how he relates to others. He draws on that background when talking with people about family strain, blended family life and parenting pressures. He also has long experience working in voluntary sector services for homelessness, addiction and mental health.
Mitchell uses several practical approaches in sessions. He names Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy among his methods. He aims to help people notice patterns, try different actions and build clearer ways of relating.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, with occasional humour and candidness. He refers to his own role as a father and to past work in the music business when relevant, which he says adds real-world perspective to discussions about creativity, work and family roles.
He has held supervisory roles with The Forward Trust and worked for UK organisations such as Change Grow Live, Ashford Counselling Service and Kent Counsellors. That background underpins his experience supporting people through bereavement, trauma-related difficulties, addiction recovery and midlife change.
How sessions work
How Mitchell uses specific approaches in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions a person can take to live in line with what matters, which can help with stress, anxiety and life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It involves practical exercises and simple experiments to test unhelpful thinking patterns, which is often useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current connections. It supports people who want to understand repeated relationship patterns, intimacy issues or attachment concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mitchell will discuss options and decide together what to try first, adjusting methods as goals and needs become clearer. This collaboration helps make sessions practical and focused on concrete steps.
The biography specifies online counselling for English-speaking adults but does not list exact session formats. Confirm the available session formats before booking so they fit into work, family and daily routines. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule therapy around childcare, reduce travel time or allow shorter check-ins during a busy day.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting issues does he help with?
He helps people with family conflict, blended family issues, parenting strain and communication problems. The biography lists support for relationship and family problems as well as stepfamily dynamics.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He works in a direct, conversational way and sometimes uses humour. He mixes approaches such as ACT, CBT and DBT to focus on practical thinking and behaviour changes.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 12 years of experience, including work in the voluntary sector supporting homelessness, addiction and mental health services in the UK.
What are his professional credentials and location?
He is a full member of the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only, according to the biography.
Does he work with international clients?
The profile states he accepts international clients, so people outside the UK may enquire about sessions in English.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, as described in the factsheet.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session as outlined in the getting-started instructions.
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.