About Michael
Michael Carrington is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who practises with three years of experience. He holds BACP accreditation, which he uses as a foundation for his client work. Michael aims to create a calm space where people can talk about anxiety, stress, grief and relationship worries in everyday language and at a pace that suits them.
He uses several well known approaches and adapts them to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on what matters now - coping with life changes, sleep problems, low mood, addictions or feeling overwhelmed. He listens first, then helps people spot patterns that get in the way of feeling better. Michael offers practical tools from cognitive behavioural methods alongside deeper exploration drawn from psychodynamic and existential ideas.
That mix can help with anxious thoughts, difficult relationship patterns and issues like shame, identity or attachment. He also supports people exploring gender and sexuality related concerns, including work around BDSM, kink and non-monogamous relationships. Sessions are conversational rather than formal.
Expect someone who asks simple questions, reflects what you say, and helps you try out small changes between meetings. Work may include breathing and sleep strategies, behaviour experiments, thought records or talking through painful memories. People looking for a modern, flexible approach may find his style helpful.
Michael works online by video, phone, chat or messaging so sessions can fit around work and family life. He does not take international clients and sessions are conducted in English.
How Michael’s approaches fit online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience and priorities. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what is said and helps the person find their own solutions. This approach is useful for building trust and exploring identity or relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers simple exercises such as thought records and behaviour experiments to reduce anxious thinking and improve sleep or daily routines. CBT is often helpful for stress, anxiety and mood problems.
Psychodynamic work pays attention to patterns that repeat across relationships and over time. It helps people make sense of old hurts, attachment issues and feelings of shame by talking them through in a steady way.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michael will discuss options with each person and tailor sessions to their goals and preferences. The decision about which methods to try is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel close to an in-person session, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, jotting down thoughts between sessions, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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