Michelle Borlesi, BACP
Michelle Borlesi is a counsellor with five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
About Michelle
Michelle Borlesi is a counsellor with five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and challenges with motivation. Michelle believes clients know their own stories and brings a practical, respectful approach to help them move forward.
Her work often addresses trauma and abuse, mood struggles such as depression and bipolar difficulties, and concerns about addiction. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, anger, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Michelle lists additional focus areas including attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems, and first responder issues. Michelle uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Jungian ideas and Client-Centred Therapy.
Sessions aim to clarify what matters to the client, learn practical skills and build on existing strengths. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people set realistic goals and approaches work at a steady, manageable pace.
Practical tools and short-term strategies are combined with deeper exploration when it suits the client. Michelle accepts international clients and works in English. Her registration is noted as BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred).
To begin, the service asks people to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 397237 | November 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 Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michelle will work with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. That choice will be based on the individual's needs, goals and what feels comfortable in sessions, so the work remains collaborative and responsive.
Confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also be helpful when quieter surroundings, less screen time or simpler audio-only conversations make engagement easier. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for online use so practical tools remain part of the work.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression and addictions, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on clients' strengths, practical skills and clearer life goals.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed as BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people based outside the UK can be matched to her.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should someone do to start sessions?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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