Michael Dodden, NCPS

Michael Dodden is a counsellor and coach based in the United Kingdom who helps adults feeling overwhelmed by ADHD, autism, burnout and chronic stress. He works with people who are struggling with anxiety, low self-worth, relationship strain, or difficulty managing everyday tasks. His approach aims to create a calm, unhurried space where clients can stop masking and begin to make small, practical changes.

Michael describes sessions as warm and grounded. He avoids rushing clients or pathologising their experiences. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on simple strategies clients can use between sessions. Tools may include cognitive behavioural techniques, emotional regulation practices, and practical coaching for day-to-day challenges.

His background includes five years of counselling experience and over 15 years in personal development coaching. He is a registered member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), which is listed as his credential. Before training as a counsellor he worked in information technology and has personal experience of late-diagnosed neurodivergence and repeated burnout.

Sessions often address executive dysfunction, rejection sensitivity, chronic pain management, and relationship dynamics within mixed neurodivergent and neurotypical pairings. He also supports people working through grief, career uncertainty, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and anger.

Michael aims to help clients feel more grounded and connected through steady, practical work. He invites people to start small, explore what matters, and find approaches that fit their everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches for online and remote work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions that match those values, often useful for stress, low mood and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and building practical skills to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the centre, offering an open, non-judgemental space where a person can speak freely and be heard.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and help decide which methods suit a person's goals, needs and preferences. That choice is made together, and approaches can be adjusted as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people access consistent support while balancing work, family and health demands. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques like CBT or ACT for remote sessions so that practical tools are still usable between appointments.