Michele Mckillop, BACP

Michele Mckillop is a United Kingdom based therapist with 8 years of professional experience and BACP credentials. She works with people facing relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and the many stresses that come with life changes. Her practice also addresses related areas such as attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress, communication breakdowns, midlife transitions, and mood or trauma-related symptoms.

Michele frames clients as the experts of their own stories, bringing a strengths-based perspective that highlights each person’s existing resources. She supports clients to explore patterns, rebuild connection, and develop practical ways to manage impulses, guilt, shame, or isolation. When working on issues like divorce, forgiveness, body image or post-traumatic stress she aims to balance compassionate listening with approaches that promote clearer communication and healthier coping.

Holding BACP as a professional credential, which denotes membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Michele emphasizes the courage it takes to seek change. She offers encouraging, empowering support to help people take the first steps toward a more fulfilling and happier life.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Relationship and Trauma Work

Within her practice Michele draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that address patterns of thinking and behaviour to help people manage mood, impulsivity, and daily coping. These approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and building alternative strategies that reduce distress and improve functioning for issues like anxiety, low mood, and communication difficulties.

She also uses trauma-informed methods that support people to process difficult experiences safely and to rebuild a sense of stability after abuse or loss. These methods aim to reduce the impact of traumatic memories and to strengthen resilience and self-regulation in relationships and daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michele works collaboratively with clients to identify which techniques best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Michele is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier for clients to access consistent support while balancing work, family, and other commitments.