About Michael
Michael Rankin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He holds BACP accreditation and brings three years of professional experience to his practice. He focuses on anxiety and stress, and helps people facing depression or major life changes.
Michael aims to make sessions a place where feelings can be spoken about without judgement. He encourages honest conversation and practical steps that match each person’s pace. He keeps language simple and works in a straightforward way so people can understand what happens next.
Background and approach
In sessions he listens for patterns that keep problems going and looks for small, manageable changes. He supports people who are dealing with grief, family tension, or issues such as body image and self-worth. He also addresses concerns like social anxiety, obsessive or compulsive thoughts, and struggles with guilt or shame.
Michael has supported people with fatherhood issues, fertility stress, and challenges common to first responders. He also helps with smoking and vaping cessation and isolation or loneliness. Work with him involves talking things through, trying new approaches, and checking progress together.
If someone is ready to begin, he guides them through a short intake and helps shape goals for therapy. Sessions can be tailored to fit day-to-day life and the particular problems someone brings to the room.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer thinking. One common approach involves spotting the thoughts and behaviours that keep anxiety and stress active, and testing small changes to see what helps. This method is useful for worries, obsessions and social anxiety. Another helpful approach concentrates on coping with grief and life transitions by creating short-term goals and routines to stabilise day-to-day life.Choosing the right way of working is a shared process. Michael will discuss different methods and help you decide which fits your goals and comfort level. Together you will review what works and adjust the approach as progress is made, so therapy stays relevant to your needs.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit practical needs. Video calls let you use visual cues for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be quicker to join. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflection between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help therapy fit around daily life and make it simpler to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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