Michael Ross , BACP

Michael Ross is a humanistic, trauma-informed therapeutic counsellor and logotherapist with six years of professional experience and membership of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), a recognised counselling organisation. He combines empathic, reflective techniques with meaning-focused work to help people better understand their experience of trauma and to develop more sustainable resilience in day-to-day life.

His practice supports both mental health and personal development, working with clients who face stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem. He draws on humanistic methods to validate individual experience, trauma-informed principles to recognise how past harm shapes current responses, and logotherapy to explore purpose and meaning where clients feel stuck or empty.

Over his career he has supported hundreds of clients, including many professionals in creative industries and students pursuing BA and MA qualifications in creative fields. He has particular experience helping people with substance dependence such as alcohol, cocaine and prescription medication; neurodivergent presentations including ADHD, Autism and AuDHD; creative blocks and imposter syndrome; anxiety and depression; trauma, attachment issues and grief; intrusive or suicidal thoughts; and compulsive behaviours like gambling, sexual or shopping compulsions.

Michael is also a trained Specialist Mentor (SM-MH/ASC) with experience supporting higher education learners receiving Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). He can assist with DSA applications and provide private mentoring for those awaiting assessments or not eligible for DSA support.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Michael Ross applies trauma-informed care and humanistic counselling alongside logotherapy to support clients in an online setting. Trauma-informed work focuses on understanding how past harm affects current patterns of thinking and feeling, helping people reduce reactivity and build coping skills. Humanistic counselling centres on empathic listening and reflection to validate experience and promote personal growth, useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship struggles. Logotherapy explores meaning and purpose, which can be especially helpful for clients facing emptiness, loss of direction or existential distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michael works collaboratively with each person to identify which techniques best match their needs, goals and preferences, adapting methods over time as progress is made. The emphasis is on joint decision-making and tailoring sessions to what helps the client most.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone allow real-time conversation, while live chat and text-based messaging provide options for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations, fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity of care despite geographical constraints.