Michael Harland, BACP
Michael Harland is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or painful past events.
About Michael
Michael Harland is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or painful past events. He uses a calm, straightforward style to help people name and sit with difficult feelings. Michael holds BACP which stands for British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
He offers depth-orientated work that pays attention to emotions beneath everyday thinking. That means sessions often slow down to notice patterns of feeling and the life events that shape them.
Background and approach
He pairs that with mindfulness practices to help people be more aware of what's happening in the body and mind. Michael is mindful about when deeper work is suitable. He avoids depth approaches for people in active crisis, those who have experienced very severe trauma, or anyone who has had non-drug-induced psychosis.
In those situations he recommends more structured approaches instead. Across a range of common concerns he helps people understand how past experiences affect current struggles. Typical issues include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, self-esteem, grief and work stress.
He also supports people dealing with neurodiversity, attachment and family background questions. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person. Michael aims to create space for feelings to be noticed and spoken about, and to develop practical ways to cope day to day.
He works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English to people in different countries.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| 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.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, 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
Ways of working Michael names
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Mindfulness and Depth Work Translate Online
Mindfulness Therapy teaches skills for noticing thoughts, sensations and emotions as they arise. Online mindfulness sessions usually include simple exercises you can practise during or between sessions to reduce stress and increase awareness of emotional patterns. Psychodynamic or depth-orientated therapy focuses on feelings and the past experiences that shape them. In an online setting this means conversations that slow down to explore recurring emotional reactions and their origins, helping people see how history links to present difficulties. Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Michael works collaboratively to decide whether mindfulness, depth work or a mix is best for each person's goals and current situation. He will discuss what feels manageable and adjust pace and methods together. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues and richer conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, shorter updates or times when writing feels more helpful. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping regular contact with a therapist.Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Michael help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma and abuse among other concerns. Areas of focus also include relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, self-esteem, grief and career stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses depth-orientated psychotherapy alongside mindfulness. Sessions tend to slow down to notice feelings and how they link to past experience.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational difficulties.
What credentials and region apply?
Michael is registered with BACP which stands for British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from different countries.
How are sessions held?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
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