Michael Carrington, BACP

Michael Carrington is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. He brings three years of experience and creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and concerns. Michael aims to help clients make sense of their emotions and how these affect daily life and relationships.

He uses a blend of approaches to match each person's needs rather than a single fixed method. Sessions typically focus on what matters most now - for example reducing anxiety, managing low mood, or working through grief. Michael also supports people exploring sexual identity and gender questions, and those with concerns about intimacy, kink, or non-traditional relationship styles.

Clients can expect practical conversations alongside time to reflect on deeper patterns. He offers straightforward tools to manage stress, sleeping problems, anger, and obsessive or compulsive behaviours. For longer-standing issues, sessions look at how past experiences shape present feelings and choices.

Michael works with issues such as addiction, self-harm, HIV and AIDS related concerns, and coping with life changes. He also helps people facing prejudice, isolation, body image worries, and problems with attachment or abandonment.

Sessions are conducted in English and he is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to therapist availability.

How Michael’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person in front of the counsellor. It helps people find their own solutions by building a respectful, accepting space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses clear techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood and change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. Michael will discuss options with each person and decide together what feels useful. That might mean trying brief practical tasks from CBT, or taking time to reflect on personal history and meaning with other approaches. The plan is shaped by the client's needs and preferences.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or study commitments and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed, or let someone avoid being on camera if they prefer an audio call. Many people find remote sessions help them maintain continuity of care while balancing everyday life.