Michelle Borlesi, BACP

Michelle Borlesi is a UK-based counsellor with five years of professional experience. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or low mood. Michelle encourages clients to recognise their own strengths and take practical steps toward change.

She treats each person as the expert in their own life and offers steady support while they work through difficult moments. Sessions focus on clear, manageable goals and building everyday habits that help people cope. Michelle aims to make the process feel straightforward and possible, even when problems seem big.

Her approach draws on several practical therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred ways of working. That mix supports problem-solving, noticing unhelpful thought patterns, and finding values-based direction. Sessions often include talking things through, trying new ways of responding, and small behaviour changes to test what works.

Michelle also has experience with trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stresses, and work-related strain such as compassion fatigue. She helps people facing life changes, managing ADHD-related challenges, or navigating bereavement and loss.

People choosing to work with Michelle can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth style. She aims to make plans that fit everyday life and to support steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How Michelle uses therapy approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice their thoughts and values, then take small steps that match what matters to them; it is often helpful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and introduces practical experiments and habit changes to break unhelpful cycles; it suits worries, mood problems and repetitive patterns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting, non-judgemental relationship so people can find their own solutions and gain confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they decide which ways of working to try. That shared planning helps set clear steps and adjust methods if something is not helpful.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. The focus remains on practical habit changes, noticing thoughts, and trying new responses that can be practised between meetings.