Michelle Dunne, BACP

Michelle Dunne is a person-centred therapist and a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works in line with the BACP Ethical Framework and draws on a compassionate, nonjudgmental style to help people navigate stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief, loss, depression and a wide range of life transitions. Michelle creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be explored openly, offering warmth, acceptance and steady support as clients consider changes they want to make in their lives.

With experience supporting people through crises, traumatic events and sudden bereavement, Michelle is particularly attuned to grief and loss and the different ways these appear in everyday life. She values the therapeutic relationship as central to change and aims to help people feel heard and understood while gaining insight that supports meaningful steps forward. Michelle also enjoys working with neurodivergent clients - informed by her own late diagnosis as an autistic woman - and welcomes diversity in relationships and family structures, including same-sex couples and stepfamilies.

Her practice addresses many issues including relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, coping with life changes, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career questions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Outside of her therapy work she enjoys walking with her three dogs, travelling and sunny days, and she considers it a privilege to work with people who choose to be vulnerable and seek growth.

Person-Centred and Motivational Approaches for Online Support

Michelle uses client-centred therapy online, which focuses on providing an accepting, empathetic space where the client’s own goals and insights guide the work. This approach helps people who need to explore emotions, improve self-understanding, and build confidence to make changes in relationships, self-esteem, grief, or life transitions.

She also uses motivational interviewing, a collaborative conversational style that helps people resolve mixed feelings about change and strengthen their own motivation. This method is useful when someone is considering shifts in behaviour - for example around addictions, coping strategies, or making life adjustments - and wants practical momentum without feeling pressured.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Michelle works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. Together they review progress and adapt methods as therapy unfolds.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text messaging offer flexibility for different schedules, energy levels and communication styles. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations, reduce travel time and allow people to choose the format that feels most comfortable for their circumstances.