Dr. Michaelagh Walker, BACP

Dr. Michaelagh Walker is a counsellor who uses a warm, interactive style to support people through major life changes. She works with adults facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Her approach aims to make sessions feel respectful and compassionate from the first meeting.

She brings six years of experience in private practice after training in the UK at the Inter-Psyche Training Institute and at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. That background has involved helping people with motivation, confidence and navigating career or life transitions.

Her practice draws on client-centred principles alongside cognitive behavioural ideas and relational work. In a typical session she listens closely, helps people map unhelpful thinking patterns and supports practical steps for change. Conversations are tailored to what each person needs rather than following a fixed formula.

Dr Walker takes a collaborative stance. She encourages people to set achievable goals and to try small experiments between sessions. The emphasis is on gradual progress, clearer thinking and rebuilding confidence in everyday life.

She also works with issues such as isolation, guilt and shame, feelings of emptiness, midlife questions and concerns related to ageing. If a person is ready to begin, she asks them to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to her schedule.

How her approaches shape online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person you are and your experience in the moment. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears and helps people find their own solutions to relationship or life-change issues.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. She uses straightforward CBT techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, try different behaviours and measure small changes over time, which can help with low mood and anxiety.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt techniques as sessions progress. That collaborative process helps people try methods that fit their life and aims.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. The therapist will help match the practical arrangements to your needs so sessions can slot into everyday routines.