Counsellor profile
Michelle Robinson-Hayes, BACP
United Kingdom
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 376695
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- CBT approaches
- Hypnotherapy offered
- Mindfulness practice
About Michelle
Michelle Robinson-Hayes is a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with BACP registration and ten years' experience. She combines counselling, hypnotherapy and coaching to help with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship strain and other life pressures.
She takes a direct, practical approach in sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and small changes that can make daily life easier. She also uses hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques when these suit a person's goals.
Michelle draws on a long background in management and training. That experience shapes her way of working - organised, goal aware and comfortable with structured plans such as SMART objectives. She has run The Listening Tree counselling and hypnotherapy service for over eight years and has taught counselling and hypnotherapy up to Level 5.
Her clinical hours include more than 1,000 counselling hours and around 500 hours of hypnotherapy. She has substantial bereavement placement experience with Cruse and is a counselling supervisor who supports other counsellors and hypnotherapists.
Clients can expect practical tools alongside talking therapy. Sessions may cover thinking patterns, behaviour changes, relaxation and motivational techniques. Michelle also offers coaching-style work for career and study-related challenges.
She has worked with employee assistance programmes and helplines, and has experience delivering telephone and video contacts. International clients can be supported in English, and she uses a subscription-based booking system that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judging and follows what the client brings, helping the client understand their feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behaviour changes. It can be useful for anger linked to thought patterns, anxiety and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques and settle on methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape each plan rather than imposing a single method.
The biography records telephone and video experience, so check the current session options before booking. Online contacts can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. They also let people access a therapist from another location or while juggling work and family commitments.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she support?
She helps with everyday anger and frustration that affects relationships, work and wellbeing, along with related issues such as resentment and stress.
How would she work with anger in sessions?
She uses practical conversations, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to help people notice triggers and try different responses.
What is her clinical background?
She has ten years of practice, over 1,000 counselling hours and around 500 hours of hypnotherapy experience, plus training and supervisory roles.
What credentials and location apply?
She is BACP registered and based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are used?
The biography mentions telephone and video work; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule the first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.