Michaela Duffy, BACP

Michaela Duffy is a United Kingdom credentialed therapist with three years of professional experience working with adults facing a range of emotional and interpersonal challenges. She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and a variety of relationship and family concerns, as well as issues around self-esteem, motivation, parenting, career transitions, and living with ADHD. Her practice also pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, and struggles with guilt, shame, or impulsivity.

Michaela works from the view that each person is the expert in their own story and brings strengths to the work of change. She aims to build a collaborative, respectful space where clients can explore what matters to them and develop practical strategies and deeper understanding to move toward a more fulfilling life. Michaela holds BACP credentials - membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers compassionate, goal-oriented support for people ready to take the step toward wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michaela integrates client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to tailor support to each person. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a nonjudgmental stance to help clients explore their experiences and identify their own strengths and values; it is often helpful for building self-esteem, understanding relationship patterns, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, panic, mood difficulties, and stress-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michaela approaches this collaboratively, working with clients to understand their goals, preferences, and needs and adapting techniques over time so the work feels relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Michaela is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity during transitions, and access support from home or work while working with registered professionals and therapists who can guide the process.