Michelle Banfield-Curran , BACP, NCPS

Michelle Banfield-Curran is a UK-credentialed counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and challenges with self-esteem. She works with individuals who feel overwhelmed by daily life or who are struggling with a diminished sense of self that affects their functioning and relationships. She recognises how daunting it can be to reach out and be vulnerable, and she aims to create a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate space where clients can begin to explore change.

Michelle helps clients examine recurring patterns, process difficult experiences, and consider new ways of responding to life’s challenges. Her practice attends to a wide range of concerns including attachment and abandonment issues, blended family and fatherhood matters, caregiving stress, codependency, control and commitment difficulties, divorce and separation, domestic violence, body image, cancer-related stress, and the work of forgiveness. She adapts conversations and treatment plans to meet each person’s specific needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all approach.

With three years of professional experience and credentials of BACP and NCPS, Michelle draws on established therapeutic methods to support clients in clarifying goals and developing practical coping strategies. She encourages small first steps and values the courage it takes to begin therapy, guiding individuals toward improved emotional balance and more satisfying relationships.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michelle integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust; this approach can be helpful for issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, and repeating relationship cycles. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on creating a nonjudgmental, empathic space where clients lead the conversation and therapists offer understanding to support personal growth and improved self-esteem. Michelle also draws on Jungian Therapy to help clients examine personal meaning, inner symbols, and life narratives when exploring identity, grief, or long-standing emotional themes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle works with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as therapy progresses to ensure a good fit.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit counselling into busy schedules, manage transportation limits, and access support from familiar surroundings. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these formats to maintain continuity of care and to meet clients where they are in their daily lives.