Michael Broad

Michael Broad is a qualified counsellor working in the United Kingdom and a member of the National Counselling Society. He practices using an integrative approach, adapting techniques to suit the particular needs of each person he sees.

He has experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and depression, and in helping them rebuild confidence and self-esteem when they feel low or uncertain. Michael recognises how early experiences can shape the way people relate to themselves and others later in life, and he uses the counselling relationship as a space to explore those patterns and encourage change.

Early work often focuses on practical strategies to ease distressing symptoms such as anxiety or overthinking. Over time the work can move deeper to examine difficult emotions, thoughts and relationships, and to consider where these may have originated. Michael also has experience in working with addiction and supporting clients who wish to live sober, more productive lives.

He believes in responsibility and self-determinism, and in the client as the author of their own story. Together with clients he aims to build resilience and draw out existing strengths to help manage current challenges and move toward a more fulfilling, purposeful life. Michael recognises that starting therapy takes courage and he looks forward to working with those who take that step.