Michelle Dunne, BACP

Michelle Dunne is a counsellor who follows a person-centred approach and is a BACP member. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through difficult feelings and consider next steps at their own pace.

Michelle uses the person-centred way of working to build a warm, accepting relationship. That relationship is central to how she helps people explore grief, relationship worries, intimacy concerns and midlife challenges. Her background includes work with people who have experienced sudden bereavement and other crises, which informs her approach to loss and trauma-related distress.

She also draws on motivational interviewing to help people clarify goals and find motivation for change. This can be useful for concerns such as addictions, career decisions, impulsivity and lifestyle shifts. Sessions aim to help clients notice what matters to them and take practical steps forward when they are ready.

Michelle has three years' counselling experience and holds a Bachelor of Education with honours and a diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She welcomes diversity and has particular understanding of LGBT lives and neurodivergence, having been diagnosed as autistic later in life.

Outside work, she enjoys walking, travel and time with her three dogs. To begin, clients are asked to complete the site's short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the scheduling process.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online support

Michelle uses person-centred counselling and motivational interviewing in her work. Person-centred counselling focuses on giving clients space to be understood without judgement. It helps when people need to talk through grief, relationship worries, low mood or identity questions and want an accepting listener.

Motivational interviewing is about helping people find their own reasons to change. It suits decisions around addiction, lifestyle shifts, career moves or addressing impulsivity by exploring ambivalence and strengthening commitment.

Deciding which approach suits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to weigh up goals, preferences and how they like to work. Plans can be reviewed as things progress so methods and focus can shift if needed.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to join from different locations if that suits their schedule. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often discuss practical arrangements during the matching and scheduling steps to help sessions fit everyday life.