Michael Dodden, NCPS

Michael Dodden is a UK-based counsellor and coach who helps adults feeling overwhelmed by ADHD, autism, chronic stress, or emotional pain. He aims to create a calm space where people can stop performing and begin to make small, steady changes. If you are exhausted, stuck in repeating patterns, or struggling with trust and intimacy, he offers a straightforward, compassionate way to work through those difficulties.

He works with people who were diagnosed late or are still wondering about neurodivergence. Sessions often focus on practical tools for anxiety, executive function, and emotional overwhelm. Michael also supports people coping with chronic pain, burnout, grief, and relationship strain.

Michael describes his style as warm, grounded and direct. He moves at a pace that respects each person’s nervous system and life demands. Conversations can include coaching, therapeutic exercises, and practical strategies tailored to everyday routines.

His background includes a long career in IT followed by training in counselling, coaching and hypnotherapy. Michael is a registered member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, NCPS. He brings five years of counselling experience and many more years in personal development to his work.

Typical session themes include reducing overthinking, repairing trust, managing rejection sensitivity, and exploring identity and unmasking. He supports people who want clear steps and a steadier sense of self while still keeping therapy grounded and human.

To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability using the continue button on this profile on the site.

How his approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to values-based action. It can be useful for anxiety, feeling stuck, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, executive function and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael treats this as a collaboration where goals, preferences and life demands guide which methods are used. He checks in about what helps and adapts techniques so people can use them in everyday situations.

The practical advantages of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and family life and using tools in the moment between meetings. Online sessions can make it easier to maintain continuity when schedules are busy and to practise new strategies in daily routines. The site lists how to start; confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.