Michaela Probert, BACP

Michaela Probert is a counsellor who helps people feeling low, overwhelmed, or unsure what’s changed. She welcomes those with specific problems or more general distress. Michaela uses calm, compassionate listening to help people find more confidence and practical ways to cope.

She works in an integrative way, drawing on several approaches to suit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on talking things through, reflecting on patterns, and trying small changes that make daily life easier. Michaela aims to help people connect with inner strengths and build new habits to manage stress and anxiety.

Michaela has five years of experience and is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes a mixture of person-centred and cognitive approaches alongside psychodynamic ideas. She brings that variety into sessions so each plan is tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

People come to her for many concerns such as stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship and family worries, grief, parenting strain, sleep problems, career questions and issues linked to ADHD. She also supports work around attachment, abandonment and body image concerns. Each session looks at thoughts and everyday habits as part of making lasting change.

Michaela invites a practical, down-to-earth conversation. She focuses on clear steps people can try between sessions. If speaking with someone might help, completing the initial steps on the site will start the process.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Michaela draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy among other approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it supports setting life goals that matter. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying new behaviours to change anxious or low moods.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sessions start with a conversation about the person’s goals and what feels most useful. Together the therapist and client decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed, so the plan fits the person rather than the other way round.

If you are considering online sessions, check the platform's session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, for example by removing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in between commitments. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera, or who need a quieter session with less visual detail. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt ACT and CBT tools for remote sessions to keep work practical and focused on thoughts and everyday habits.