- Bereavement support
- Mindfulness and CBT
- Hypnotherapy available
About Michelle
Michelle Robinson-Hayes is a psychotherapeutic counsellor who supports people facing grief, stress, anxiety and life changes. She helps with relationship strain, self-esteem difficulties, depression and issues such as addiction and compassion fatigue. Michelle uses plain, practical talk to help people find steps forward.
She draws on ten years of counselling experience and runs a small practice called The Listening Tree. Michelle has worked extensively with bereavement, including a placement with a bereavement charity where she completed more than 150 hours. She has provided many hours of counselling and hypnotherapy and supervises other counsellors and hypnotherapists.
Michelle’s background includes senior management roles in corporate settings. That experience informs her structured approach to coaching, goal-setting and workplace wellbeing. She also delivers training to groups and mentors students and mature learners facing study-related mental health challenges.
In sessions she uses a blend of client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. She also offers hypnotherapy and motivational interviewing where appropriate, tailoring choices to each person’s needs. Conversations focus on practical coping strategies and small, realistic changes.
Michelle is BACP registered - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works from the United Kingdom and speaks English. People interested in starting can use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange the first session.
She draws on ten years of counselling experience and runs a small practice called The Listening Tree. Michelle has worked extensively with bereavement, including a placement with a bereavement charity where she completed more than 150 hours. She has provided many hours of counselling and hypnotherapy and supervises other counsellors and hypnotherapists.
Michelle’s background includes senior management roles in corporate settings. That experience informs her structured approach to coaching, goal-setting and workplace wellbeing. She also delivers training to groups and mentors students and mature learners facing study-related mental health challenges.
In sessions she uses a blend of client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. She also offers hypnotherapy and motivational interviewing where appropriate, tailoring choices to each person’s needs. Conversations focus on practical coping strategies and small, realistic changes.
Michelle is BACP registered - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works from the United Kingdom and speaks English. People interested in starting can use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange the first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Approaches you can try in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person find their own solutions, which can be useful for grief, low mood and relationship struggles.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical steps to change them. It often helps with anxiety, depression and stress by breaking problems into manageable tasks.
Michelle also uses hypnotherapy in some situations, which involves guided relaxation and focused attention to support changes in habits or reduce anxiety symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques and decide together what fits each person’s needs and preferences. This collaborative process helps shape sessions as therapy progresses.
For practicalities, the original biography notes experience with telephone and video counselling, but current session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques for remote work so people can continue therapy alongside everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people with grief, stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties, and helps with issues such as addiction, ADHD and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative with a focus on listening and exploring small, realistic steps. She blends client-centred listening with structured techniques when helpful.
How much counselling experience does she have?
Michelle has around ten years of counselling experience and has delivered over 1,000 hours of counselling plus 500 hours of hypnotherapy.
What credentials and location are listed for Michelle?
She is BACP registered with practice in the United Kingdom and has run The Listening Tree counselling and hypnotherapy service for several years.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions telephone and video counselling experience; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.