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Michelle Robinson-Hayes, BACP

Michelle Robinson-Hayes is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and hypnotherapist with ten years of clinical experience.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
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About Michelle

Michelle Robinson-Hayes is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and hypnotherapist with ten years of clinical experience. She holds BACP registration and runs a independent practice called The Listening Tree. Michelle works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction and a wide range of other life challenges.

She uses clear, direct conversations to help people make practical changes. Sessions often focus on what is happening now and on small steps forward.

Background and approach

Michelle blends talking therapy with hypnotherapy and coaching techniques when appropriate. Michelle has a long history of working in senior management roles in corporate settings. That background informs her structured approach to goal setting and problem solving.

She also has extensive experience delivering training and mentoring students and staff. Her clinical background includes many hours supporting people with bereavement and running a counselling and hypnotherapy practice for local communities. Michelle supervises other counsellors and has taught counselling and hypnotherapy up to level 5.

Clients can expect straightforward sessions that aim to clarify immediate concerns, build coping tools and set achievable objectives. Michelle accepts international clients and offers remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions through the website.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	376695	November 2026

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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 Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
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
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Michelle names

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How her approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them find their own solutions, which is useful for building self-esteem and working through relationship and grief issues.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which can help with anxiety, stress, sleeping problems and low mood.

Michelle also uses hypnotherapy as a complementary tool to support behaviour change and reduce stress. Hypnotherapy sessions aim to guide attention and promote relaxation while working on habits, cravings or motivation.

Deciding which mix of methods to use is a collaborative step. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adapt the approach as therapy progresses. That way the work stays relevant to the person’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler with lower bandwidth, live chat suits short check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or caring commitments, while keeping regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.

Frequently asked

What kinds of difficulties does Michelle support?

Michelle helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, addictions and many other concerns listed on her profile.

What is her typical therapy style?

Her style is practical and client-centred, focusing on clear conversation and small steps. She mixes talking therapy with hypnotherapy and coaching when it suits the person.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of clinical experience and has provided over 1,000 hours of counselling alongside 500 hours of hypnotherapy work.

Where is she based and what accreditation does she hold?

Michelle practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions charged?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start therapy with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.