About Michael
Michael Dwyer is a counsellor and psychologist with 11 years of practice in the United Kingdom. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and big life changes. He also helps those dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue and relationship strain.
Michael draws on a mix of well established approaches to tailor sessions to each person. He uses cognitive and behavioural ideas alongside acceptance-based work. Attachment and emotion-focused elements also shape the conversations.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be straightforward and practical. He listens first, then helps people spot patterns that keep problems going. Together they try small, manageable changes that fit everyday life.
The therapist pays attention to the effects of physical illness, caregiving strain and longer term health problems. He also supports those who struggle with self-esteem, anger or sleep issues. People concerned about attachment or abandonment find his approach relevant.
Michael aims to keep sessions calm and non-judgemental. He encourages clients to bring what matters most to them and to set goals at a pace that feels manageable. The focus is on making real improvements people can notice in daily life.
How Michael uses therapy methods online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being pushed around by them. It focuses on what matters to the person and on taking small, values‑based steps, which can help with anxiety and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to reduce distress and improve sleep and mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michael discusses your goals and preferences and then suggests ways of working that suit you. That choice is collaborative and can change as your needs change over time.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls let you read facial expressions and body language. Phone sessions may be easier if bandwidth is limited or you prefer no video. Live chat and text options are useful for short check‑ins, brief coaching between sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking.
These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring duties or irregular schedules while still using structured methods like ACT and CBT to address anxiety and stress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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