Michael Purvis, BACP
3 years in practice
Michael Purvis is a counsellor with three years of experience who draws on a blend of practical therapies to help people feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
License and registration
- BACP
- 410342 · expires April 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Michael
Michael Purvis is a counsellor with three years of experience who draws on a blend of practical therapies to help people feeling stuck or overwhelmed. He works with stress, anxiety, relationship worries, low self-esteem and depression. He also provides coaching around goals for work, health and life balance.
He approaches sessions simply and directly. He helps people talk through upsetting events, current struggles and the patterns that keep repeating. Conversations aim to clarify what matters to the client and to find small, usable steps forward.
Background and approach
Michael uses a mixture of approaches including Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. That range lets him match the work to the person - sometimes focusing on thoughts and behaviour, other times on meaning, values and attachment history.
People often come with issues linked to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, autism, blended family challenges, codependency and commitment fears. He also supports those coping with addiction, eating concerns, divorce, ageing matters, control issues and the emptiness that can follow major life change.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Michael works from the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. If someone wants practical conversation and clear next steps, he aims to help them find a way forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Michael names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How different approaches work online
Existential therapy looks at meaning, values and the big questions people face. Online sessions using this approach can help when someone feels empty, unsure of purpose, or unsettled by major life change.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to live with difficult thoughts and feelings while moving towards what matters. It is useful for anxiety, stress and low mood and can be practised through exercises and short tasks between sessions.
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections. Working on attachment can help with trust, communication and recurring relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then choose or combine ways of working that fit the person. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls suit deeper conversation; phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging let people check in with shorter notes or maintain momentum between calls. These options aim to make regular therapy easier to attend and adapt to a person's daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem and depression, as well as related issues such as abandonment, attachment problems, addiction and eating concerns.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
Sessions are straightforward and conversational. He combines meaning-focused work with practical tools and aims to help people make clear, manageable changes.
What is his professional background?
He has three years of experience working as a counsellor and blends several approaches to suit different needs and goals.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He practices from the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as supplied in his profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to people in the United Kingdom according to the profile details.
What session formats are available online?
He runs sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin you select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
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