Melissa Miller, BACP, NCPS

Melissa Miller is a BACP and NCPS registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with ten years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, low self‑esteem and coping with major life changes. Her practice also addresses issues such as abandonment, chronic illness, caregiver strain and difficulties around communication and commitment.

She uses client‑centred ways of working to listen and respond to what matters most to each person. That means conversations focus on the person's experience and priorities rather than a fixed protocol. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and patterns that keep someone stuck.

In sessions she talks through current concerns, helps people name patterns that feel harmful, and practises ways to try different responses outside the room. For someone carrying shame or guilt about relationships, choices or past events, this approach aims to make those feelings clearer and more manageable through practical steps and reflection.

Her background includes supporting people affected by cancer and long‑term conditions, and working with survivors of domestic abuse. She has experience with blended family issues, bereavement and the stresses that come with caregiving and major life transitions.

People can expect straightforward discussion of what they want to change, and agreed actions to try between sessions. Sessions are adapted to the person's pace and situation, and Melissa will work with each person to decide the next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and working online