- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed work
- Relationship concerns
About Michael
Michael Johansen is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. He works with young adults on common early-adult pressures such as stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, depression and coping with life changes. He also supports people dealing with trauma and grief.
Michael uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and building trust. Sessions are conversational and practical. He pays attention to how past relationships and early experiences affect present feelings and behaviour.
He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people understand recurring patterns. That can be useful for attachment, abandonment or commitment concerns. Michael uses trauma-focused methods when people bring experiences of abuse or other distressing events.
In a session he helps clients name what is happening, manage strong emotions and try new ways of relating. He can work with issues such as parenting stress, fatherhood questions, anger and compassion fatigue. He also supports people facing career uncertainty, body image worries, ADHD-related struggles and feelings of emptiness.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented rather than theoretical. Michael encourages small, practical changes alongside talking things through. He asks about your immediate needs and helps set sensible next steps.
If you want to explore whether his way of working fits your situation, use the site tools to view online therapy options and arrange an initial meeting.
How his approaches work for online sessions
Michael uses client-centred counselling online by keeping sessions focused on your concerns and responses. That approach emphasises listening, reflecting your experience and supporting you to make choices that suit your life. It can help with relationship worries, low mood and the everyday pressures of early adulthood.Psychodynamic work online looks at patterns carried from earlier relationships into current life. Short discussions can highlight repeated reactions and help you try different responses. This approach can be useful for attachment, abandonment and commitment issues.
He also uses trauma-focused methods when people bring painful events. That work aims to reduce the hold of traumatic memories and to build safer ways of coping with emotional triggers.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michael will review your needs, goals and preferences with you and suggest what to try first. You will decide together whether to focus on practical coping, pattern work or trauma-focused techniques.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel and have shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find it simpler to arrange sessions around study, work or childcare commitments.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Can he help with feeling lost after university?
Yes. He lists coping with life changes, career concerns and emptiness among his areas of work and can help talk through next steps.
What is his general approach in sessions?
He works in a person-centred way, offering conversational sessions that focus on listening and practical steps. He also uses psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas when relevant.
How much experience does he have?
Michael has seven years of professional experience working with issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and depression.
Is he registered with a professional body in the UK?
He is listed with the BACP as provided in his profile and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English according to the profile information.
Does he see international clients?
He does not accept international clients at this time, as stated in his profile.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, according to the provided details.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the site tools.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.