Michael Harland, BACP
Michael Harland offers a calm, straightforward approach for people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes.
About Michael
Michael Harland offers a calm, straightforward approach for people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes. He writes simply and listens closely. Sessions are aimed at helping clients notice feelings beneath their thoughts and make manageable changes day to day.
Michael uses talking together as a way to access deeper emotions. He explains things plainly and helps people name what they are feeling. That can make stuck patterns easier to understand and shift.
Background and approach
He draws on mindfulness therapy to help clients learn simple ways to notice what is happening in the body and mind. Those techniques are brief and practical, and they can help with sleeping problems, worry and concentration difficulties. Michael also works from a psychodynamic perspective, which pays attention to how past experiences shape present reactions.
This can be useful for people dealing with attachment issues, abandonment or complex relationship patterns. He will discuss whether this focus is helpful for a person’s particular situation. He has five years of clinical experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Michael works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, grief and body image issues. Sessions can be arranged online in English for people inside or outside the United Kingdom. He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling, so therapy can begin in a way that suits each person.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 394011 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Michael works with
Everything Michael lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Approaches Michael lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
He also draws on psychodynamic therapy which looks at how early experiences shape current feelings and relationship patterns. That approach helps when someone wants to understand recurring reactions, attachment issues or the roots of repeated difficulties.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Michael will talk with clients about their goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then recommend a way forward. He adjusts the focus over time as needs change, so therapy stays relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different situations. Video is good for a full conversational session, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging works for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to schedule therapy from work, while travelling or when a shorter format is needed.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Michael help with?
He works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD and addictions, plus relationship, intimacy and grief concerns.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses talking to reach deeper feelings and combines mindfulness with psychodynamic ideas to help people notice and work with emotions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Michael has five years of experience working with a wide range of psychological concerns and presenting problems.
What credentials and location apply?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats does he offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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