I am licensed in the UK with 5 years of professional work experience. My education and experience has brought me to a unique perspective on the function of anxiety and depression in the individual, as part of a larger group. This perspective, has helped many clients whose anxiety and depression was previously resistant to treatment.
Of course there is no "one size fits all". Everyone is unique, and I have found that keeping an open mind is essential to understand people from a multitude of perspectives and I strive to bring this to my work as a counsellor. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
I look forward to working together.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #394011
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Michael Harland. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Michael is the most adaptable therapist I have ever worked with.
Written on Oct 29, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and bipolar disorder
A brilliant therapist with lots of knowledge and creative ideas to help one understand themselves and their patterns.
Written on Sep 26, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coaching
A very nice person to talk to!
Very supportive, insightful and helpful
Written on Sep 18, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
My journey with Michael has been very insightful. This is the first time I am experiencing speaking to a therapist and it’s been very helpful so far and I believe will only get better. I looking forward to the journey.
Written on Sep 02, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adh
I've been using Michael for a few months and he has brought me out of a period of confusion. He offered great advice and instead of rushing things, he helped me by giving me baby steps, improving myself one week at a time.
Keep up the good work Michael!
Written on Jan 17, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
To make this review stand out a little more, I’d like to first mention that few people in the medical or counselling fields have impressed me with their knowledge or application in the past, if anything, some have left me a little disappointed with a seemingly common and rather noticeable lack of passion or true interest in the field, - which is quite easy to see when you’ve had an interest in the field yourself. In the past, I often felt like I knew more about the field than my previous counsellors did in some areas, or maybe they were not making full use of their expertise because the passion just wasn’t there. This is a general comment on my experience with counselling, and does not reflect on other therapists on BetterHelp. Rather, this is a compliment to BetterHelp in that they’re definitely doing something right in their selection process, which prompted me to put the effort into write this review in such depth.
Michael is different, he has restored my hope not just through counselling, but a true passion for his work that’s been highly evident in every session I’ve attended. Our conversations have been a breath of fresh air, - he is exceptionally well-read, experienced, and passionate. He loves his job, and it shows.
Michael employs a combination of techniques tailored to the individual, he is the first therapist whom I haven’t been able to predict almost every step of the way, - I’m interested in the field myself, have read many books, many articles and studies on the subject, and found that some therapists are too ‘by the book’ or too fixated on their technique/theory of choice, and sometimes apply fundamental concepts that many people with mental health struggles (especially those like me, who tend to rationalise and intellectualise their emotions) are likely already well aware of, and explored time and time again with no success in their own time.
Michael’s ability to connect with and understand my thought patterns has been exceptional, and his knowledge of the field deeper and more varied than any other therapists I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with.
If you’re someone who thinks you already ‘know it all’ and that no one can help you, this is the therapist for you, - he may just prove you wrong, and could very well give you a significant shift in perspective and change your mindset for good.
Some therapy styles I’ve tried with other therapists simply didn’t click with me, but Michael is the first to apply a combination of techniques, tailored to me. His approach is akin to (an ethical version of) the fictional character ‘Dr. House’, - he pays attention to every detail, and his approach is based on your specific case and all its nuances.
Michael remembers virtually everything we’ve ever discussed, I don’t feel like I need to reiterate anything in our sessions, which is very reassuring and shows that he is indeed giving me his full attention, and these sessions have been key in helping me tackle a variety of problems I was experiencing, and in learning to understand myself at a much deeper level.
Michael is the reason I’ve decided to stick to therapy long term, and he has renewed my interest in the field of psychology as well, for which I’m also quite grateful. My goal initially was to force myself to do at least 10 weeks. Now however, I’d gladly pay for the service another year even if I didn’t have a need for it, just to keep Michael ‘on retainer’ of sorts, until there comes a day that I once again do.
Top-notch therapist on a top-notch platform, I recommend both without a shadow of doubt.
Written on Jan 09, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd