- Focus on feelings
- Mindfulness tools
- Clear explanations
About Michael
Michael Harland is a counsellor who focuses on helping people understand how their thoughts and everyday habits shape feelings. He works in plain language and aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. He holds BACP as a listed credential and has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
Michael prefers an approach that pays attention to feeling as much as thinking. He uses depth-oriented ways of working to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions often involve talking through current concerns and gently connecting them to deeper emotions and past experiences.
He also draws on mindfulness techniques to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgement. This can be useful for stress, anxiety, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness exercises are often short and practised between sessions to build better everyday habits.
Psychodynamic ideas inform longer-term work, especially when patterns repeat across relationships or at home and at work. Michael explains things clearly and helps people make sense of recurring difficulties like low self-esteem, relationship troubles, or struggles with identity and intimacy.
He works with a broad range of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, grief, parenting strain, career stress, and issues around body image and sexual culture. If someone wants to begin, the usual next step is to use the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.
Michael prefers an approach that pays attention to feeling as much as thinking. He uses depth-oriented ways of working to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions often involve talking through current concerns and gently connecting them to deeper emotions and past experiences.
He also draws on mindfulness techniques to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgement. This can be useful for stress, anxiety, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness exercises are often short and practised between sessions to build better everyday habits.
Psychodynamic ideas inform longer-term work, especially when patterns repeat across relationships or at home and at work. Michael explains things clearly and helps people make sense of recurring difficulties like low self-esteem, relationship troubles, or struggles with identity and intimacy.
He works with a broad range of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, grief, parenting strain, career stress, and issues around body image and sexual culture. If someone wants to begin, the usual next step is to use the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How Michael uses psychodynamic and mindfulness online
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple present-moment practices to notice thoughts, body sensations and emotions. It helps with stress, anxiety, sleep problems and building steady habits that reduce reactivity. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at repeated patterns and the emotions beneath thoughts, helping people understand why certain problems keep coming back and how past experiences shape today's relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael treats approach choice as a collaborative process. He will discuss options, try techniques in-session, and adjust the plan to match a person's goals and preferences rather than assuming one method fits everyone.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or options that avoid being on camera if that helps someone engage. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these practical benefits to help people maintain regular work on thoughts and everyday habits.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can this counsellor help with?
Michael works with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career issues and coping with life changes.
What therapy style does he use in sessions?
He uses depth-oriented psychodynamic work alongside mindfulness practices. Sessions focus on noticing feelings behind thoughts and building everyday habits to manage stress and emotions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What professional credential does he hold and where is he based?
His listed credential is BACP and he practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He accepts international clients, so people outside the United Kingdom can enquire about working together.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first appointment?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.