Michele Junges-Stainthorpe, BACP
21 years in practice
Michele Junges-Stainthorpe offers calm, practical help for adults feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or difficult life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 176457 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English, French
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About Michele
Michele Junges-Stainthorpe offers calm, practical help for adults feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or difficult life changes. She works in English and French and draws on two decades of experience to help people who are struggling with mood, relationships, grief, sleep and parenting pressures. Michele adapts sessions to each person rather than using one fixed method.
She listens for what matters most and helps clients choose the right tools for their situation.
Background and approach
That can mean talking through thought patterns, trying short exercises, or using guided relaxation techniques such as hypnotherapy. Her style is straightforward and exploratory. Sessions focus on understanding where difficulties come from and finding workable ways forward.
Michele often combines practical strategies with time to reflect on past events that still cause distress. Her background includes work in schools, charities, personal companies and independent practice. She holds a BA in Counselling from Glasgow Caledonian University and a Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (BTEC Level 5) from South Tyneside College.
She also has a BA (Hons) in French, Russian and Politics. Michele is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. She has around 21 years of experience and is comfortable working with people who identify as neurodivergent or who have complex histories of trauma or attachment concerns.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michele lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michele names
- Hypnotherapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Michele commonly uses hypnotherapy to guide deep relaxation and focused imagery, which can help with sleep, anxiety and breaking unwanted habits. Client-centred work creates space for people to be heard and understood, helping them find their own solutions at a steady pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.Choosing the best approach is part of the process and will be decided together. Michele listens to your goals and preferences, then suggests methods to try. That collaborative way helps adjust the plan as progress is made or priorities change.
Online therapy makes these approaches flexible and easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats help people access regular support from different locations and at varied times, making it straightforward to continue work between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michele support?
Michele works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems and parenting strains. She also supports people with trauma, ADHD, bipolar challenges and anger concerns.
What is Michele's general approach in sessions?
She tailors the work to each person, combining listening with practical tools. Techniques can include talking therapies, CBT-style exercises and guided hypnotherapy for relaxation and focus.
How much experience does she have?
She has about 21 years of clinical experience working across schools, voluntary organisations, personal companies and independent practice.
What professional credentials and location apply?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and French, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Work can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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