Michelle Banfield-Curran

Michelle Banfield-Curran is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She has three years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. Michelle focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or a fading sense of self. She also supports those coping with grief and difficult relationship patterns.

Michelle aims to make the first step easier. She listens without judgment and helps people talk through painful experiences. Conversations are tailored to each person's needs and to whatever they hope to change in their life.

Her work often looks at repeated patterns that cause distress. Michelle draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to build understanding about how relationships shape feelings and choices. She also uses mindfulness and narrative approaches to help people notice thoughts and rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves.

Sessions move at a pace the client finds manageable. Michelle pays close attention to emotional safety and practical next steps. She encourages small experiments between sessions so new ways of coping can be tested in daily life.

People come to Michelle for many reasons, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, self-esteem and body image issues. She will work with each person to set realistic goals and a plan that fits their situation. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first appointment.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can help people notice relationship patterns and try new ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-centred therapy emphasises being heard and understood without judgement; this approach helps people explore their concerns at their own pace and feel accepted while making changes. Mindfulness therapy teaches practical attention skills to reduce reactivity and calm anxiety, and can be practised between sessions to support steady progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michelle will work together with each person to choose which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process means therapy can be adjusted as understanding grows and priorities shift.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, such as joining from a quieter place at home, using a shorter check-in when time is limited, or avoiding travel on busy days. Many people find these practical benefits help sustain regular work on stress, anxiety, relationship patterns and grief while fitting therapy around daily commitments.