- BACP accredited
- Client-centred approach
- Bereavement support
About Michelle
Michelle Robinson-Hayes is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with ten years of clinical experience. She holds BACP accreditation, and she runs a private practice called The Listening Tree that offers counselling and hypnotherapy to local people. Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at helping people cope with stress, anxiety, grief and relationship concerns.
Michelle combines talking therapy with focused techniques. She uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard. She also draws on cognitive behavioural strategies to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness tools are available when these suit a person’s goals.
Before moving into full-time counselling she spent many years in senior corporate management. That background influences her coaching style and her work on career stress, workplace anxiety and goal-setting. She has also delivered training and supervision to other counsellors and hypnotherapists.
Michelle has provided extensive bereavement support, including a placement with CRUSE where she completed more than 150 hours. She reports over 1,000 hours of counselling and 500 hours of hypnotherapy experience and has taught students up to Level 5 in counselling and hypnotherapy subjects.
Her wider focus includes adoption and foster care related issues alongside attachment, abandonment and caregiver stress. She works with concerns such as ADHD, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar mood challenges and coping with life changes.
Sessions are delivered from the United Kingdom and are conducted in English. People interested in working with Michelle are invited to follow the site’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session.
How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor follows the person’s pace, reflects back what they say and helps them find their own solutions. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, grief and self-esteem issues.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviours. It helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, test them and try new actions. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression and some stress-related problems.
Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support change in habits, coping and motivation. It can be used alongside talking therapy to address issues such as sleeping, eating or addictive behaviours.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to their goals, needs and preferences, and will adapt the plan as progress is made.
The original profile notes experience with telephone and video counselling, so those formats have been used by the therapist in the past; confirm which session options are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time, helping people maintain continuity of care alongside everyday commitments.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle support?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. Her areas also include adoption and foster care, abandonment, attachment and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Michelle uses a warm, client-centred style that prioritises listening and practical steps. She combines that with CBT and hypnotherapy techniques when helpful.
How long has she been practising?
She has ten years of clinical experience and reports over 1,000 hours of counselling plus 500 hours of hypnotherapy practice.
What credentials and region are listed?
Michelle is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes experience with telephone and video counselling though current session options should be confirmed before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
Use the Start Therapy button on the site, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.