Michelle Jo, BACP

Michelle Jo is a BACP-accredited counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience supporting people through life challenges. She holds a degree in Psychology, which informs her understanding of human behaviour, and is a mindfulness practitioner who completed a Level 1 Train To Teach Mindfulness Certificate delivered by the Mindfulness Association over a four year period. BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Michelle Jo works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, family and parenting difficulties, grief, intimacy-related problems, sleeping difficulties, career and life changes, and compassion fatigue. She combines practical skills with psychoeducation to help clients understand patterns, build healthier communication, and increase confidence and motivation. Her approach includes mindfulness tools such as breathwork, body scans, and guided meditation, alongside assertiveness training and tailored communication practice.

Michelle Jo frames clients as the experts of their own stories and focuses on empowering them to use existing strengths to move toward a more fulfilling life. She aims to create a collaborative, supportive environment where people can explore goals, develop coping strategies, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, invites people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them while clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action. It is useful for anxiety, stress, low motivation, and responding differently to painful experiences. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, helping people understand attachment needs and improve intimacy and communication in adult relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a nonjudgmental, empathetic space where the therapist follows the client’s lead, building self-awareness, self-acceptance, and confidence through respectful collaboration.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and registered professionals work with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Michelle Jo aims to tailor approaches collaboratively, combining techniques such as mindfulness, psychoeducation, and communication skills to suit each person’s priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and connect with a therapist from different locations. These options support continuous care, accessible follow-up, and different ways to practice skills between sessions.