Mitchell Stevens, BACP

Mitchell Stevens is a fully qualified counsellor and therapist and a full member of the British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP), a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. He also works as a supervisor with The Forward Trust, a nationwide UK organisation, and brings more than a decade of experience supporting people through complex life challenges.

Mitchell has worked across the voluntary and community sectors, including roles with Change, Grow & Live and The Forward Trust, where he supported people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health difficulties. He has provided community counselling through Ashford Counselling Service and Kent Counsellors, developing a practical, grounded approach to therapeutic work with adults and teenagers. He offers online counselling to English-speaking adults aged 18 and over.

His practice addresses a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, addiction, bipolar disorder, relationship and family problems, trauma and dissociation, low self-esteem, grief and bereavement, anger, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career challenges, ADHD, and issues related to identity and sexual orientation. Additional focuses include abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication problems, and support for blended family dynamics.

Mitchell’s route into therapy combined personal experience and professional development. Personal therapy helped him reshape patterns rooted in childhood and informed his decision to train as a counsellor and therapist. That lived experience, together with years working in creative industries as a musician, writer, producer, and sound engineer, gives him particular insight into family dynamics, creativity, and modern relationship structures. He is known for a down-to-earth, approachable style and a commitment to helping people find practical, meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online practice

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take practical steps toward those values while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current relationships; it supports work on intimacy, abandonment, parenting issues, and family dynamics by exploring attachment styles and building healthier relational habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it effective for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and many day-to-day difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Mitchell works collaboratively to determine what will suit each person best. He listens to a client’s needs, goals, and preferences and adapts methods accordingly, combining approaches where that makes sense to support practical progress.

Online therapy with Mitchell is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel commitments and provide consistent access to support for people living in different locations or with mobility constraints.