Michael Harland

Michael Harland is a counsellor who helps people facing strong emotions and life difficulties. He works with common problems such as anger, anxiety, stress and low mood. He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, grief, addictions and issues around self‑esteem and identity.

He uses a depth‑focused way of working that pays attention to feelings as they arise. Michael believes talk is a tool to reach deeper emotions rather than an end in itself. That shapes how sessions feel: slower at times, and aimed at noticing what people feel beneath their thoughts.

Michael also draws on mindfulness techniques to help clients notice their present experience. Mindfulness is used to steady attention and reduce reactivity when emotions feel overwhelming. This can be useful alongside the deeper focus on feelings.

He advises that depth‑focused work is not suitable for everyone. People in active crisis, those who have had non‑drug-induced psychosis, or those recovering from very severe trauma may need different approaches. Michael suggests more stabilising, skills‑based work in such situations and can help people consider other options.

Michael holds BACP credentialing, and he practises from the United Kingdom. He has five years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and with diverse personal backgrounds. If someone wants to explore intense feelings and long‑standing emotional patterns, he offers a considered, feeling‑centred way of working.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Depth‑focused work looks at feelings beneath thoughts and helps people become aware of long‑standing emotional patterns. In practice this often means gentle exploration of what comes up in the moment and naming emotional experience to reduce its intensity.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills. It helps people notice bodily sensations, breathing and moment‑to‑moment experience so they can respond rather than react. This can be particularly useful for anger, stress, sleep problems and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michael will talk with clients about goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that suit those aims. He sees the choice of methods as a collaborative decision rather than a fixed prescription.

If you are considering online sessions, check the available formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check‑ins when needed. It can also allow people to practise mindfulness between sessions and bring examples from everyday life into therapy more readily.