Michael Sivori, BACP

Michael Sivori is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 28 years of experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief and depression, and supports those coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and addiction. Michael also helps with relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, parenting and anger.

He trained and taught at university level for many years and has guided many therapists in their development. That background gives him a broad practical understanding of how therapy works and common obstacles people meet in counselling.

Michael uses a client-centred way of working that keeps the person’s experience central. He combines existential thinking with mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns, increase awareness and make more considered choices. Sessions often focus on what matters to the client now and what they want to change.

In practical terms he will listen, reflect what he hears and ask questions that help clarify feelings and options. People can expect steady, direct conversation rather than jargon. There is attention to how life circumstances like work stress, caring responsibilities or past trauma contribute to current difficulties.

He emphasises helping clients find strengths they already carry. That can mean learning simple mindfulness skills, naming repeated patterns, or planning small changes to reduce overwhelm. If a person is unsure how to begin, Michael asks concrete questions about goals and priorities and builds a clear way forward together.

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