Michelle Dunne, BACP

Michelle Dunne is a person-centered therapist and a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings three years of professional experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief and loss, and depression. Working within the BACP Ethical Framework, Michelle aims to create a welcoming, non-judgemental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings and take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Her practice emphasizes warmth, compassion and acceptance, offering clients a dedicated time and place to be heard and understood. Michelle values the therapeutic relationship as central to progress and aims to provide reflective listening and thoughtful feedback that can help clients gain insight and consider new ways of moving forward.

Her earlier roles involved supporting people through crises and traumatic events, including sudden and violent bereavements, so grief and loss are particular areas of focus. As a late-diagnosed autistic woman, Michelle welcomes neurodivergent clients and embraces diverse family structures and relationships. She has personal experience of both same-sex and heterosexual partnerships and brings empathy to step-parenting and evolving relationship styles.

Michelle’s training includes a Bachelor of Education with Honours from Cambridge, a CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, APT Level 2 training in Motivational Interviewing, and other counselling qualifications. She holds public liability insurance and is registered with the BACP (membership 409716). Outside work she enjoys walking, spending time with her three dogs, and travelling.

Client-Centered and Motivational Support Delivered Online

Michelle uses client-centered therapy to put the client’s experience at the heart of the work. This approach focuses on empathic listening and acceptance, helping people explore feelings, relationships and identity at their own pace - often helpful for anxiety, grief, self-esteem and life transitions.

She also draws on motivational interviewing, a collaborative, goal-focused method that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen commitment to change. This approach can support shifts in areas such as addictions, behaviour change, career decisions and coping with difficult life situations.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, and adapts her style as the work develops to ensure the most helpful direction for the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions around work, family and travel, and to access support from different locations. Registered professionals and therapists can still build strong therapeutic relationships through these formats, allowing clients to receive consistent, ongoing care in ways that suit their lives.