About Michael
Michael Halpin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. He works with adults dealing with relationship strain, motivation struggles and confidence problems. He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
He uses a mix of talking methods to suit what each person needs. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding the patterns behind feelings and behaviours. Michael aims to make conversations straightforward and grounded so people can notice small, useful changes.
Background and approach
Michael holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP. He has four years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns including depression, grief, trauma and addictions. He also offers support around parenting stress, career issues and coping with life changes.
Additional areas Michael pays attention to include attachment and abandonment worries, adoption and foster care matters, autism and Asperger syndrome, and persistent patterns such as codependency or avoidant behaviour. He will adapt sessions to match each person’s history and goals. Sessions are carried out in English and Michael accepts international clients.
He aims to keep the process collaborative, helping people set clear goals and practical next steps. The focus is on helping people feel more able to manage daily stresses and make decisions that suit their life.
How his approaches work online and what to expect
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect present feelings and closeness. It helps people who struggle with trust, fear of abandonment or repeating painful patterns in relationships.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It helps people break unhelpful thinking habits and try small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. The plan can change over time as progress is noticed or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions via video calls allow a full face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat works well for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- 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
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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