Michaela Pain

I'm a qualified BACP registered counsellor and psychotherapist. I work with adults 18+ online and in Launceston Cornwall.

Life can get messy. One minute you’re fine, the next you’re lying awake at 3 a.m. replaying conversations from 2014. Work’s a grind, relationships feel strained, and you’re wondering when you last felt like you.

That’s where I come in. No judgement, no clipboard interrogation — just a space to unload what’s on your mind, hear yourself think, and figure out a way forward. Together, we’ll pick apart the knots and make room for something lighter.

Because talking helps. And honestly? It might help more than you think.

I'm a fully qualified integrative counsellor, psychotherapist, and champion of the “no one’s life is one-size-fits-all” approach. My training? An Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling plus a Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling — which basically means I’ve got plenty of tools to work with.

You’re unique. Your story’s unique. So our sessions will be too. I mix and match different approaches to fit you — your personality, your pace, your goals. Together, we’ll explore what’s on your mind, get clearer on what you actually want, and figure out how to get there.

Because therapy works best when it’s built around the person — not the other way round.

Member organisations

BACP

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

I don't specialise. I welcome whoever you are, at whatever point in life you are. I work with clients who are 18, and clients who are 82 - and everything in between. All are welcome.

I'm a counsellor, but, more accurately, I'm a down-to-earth human who’s also studied far too much about feelings! Like you I’ve been in situations where your brain spins so fast it could launch satellites, where the weight of anxiety or grief hits like a ton of bricks, or where life suddenly feels, well… not okay.

?My style is pretty-straight forward. I don’t get caught up in therapy jargon. I don’t use big words or try and blind you with science or theory. I listen carefully and ask questions because I want to better understand what’s happening for you and, together, find a way through it.