Mike Brooks

I work with adults of all ages and backgrounds. My aim is to help you find ways to manage situations and make life more fulfilling.

The first step is to have an initial appointment with no obligations. You can say more about your situation and ask questions. I will say more about how I work.

Appointments in Hillingdon: Tuesday morning / Thursday morning

Initial appointment £40; appointments £60

I have been involved in counselling and psychotherapy since 2009, with a Masters and a Diploma.

How I work

Counselling is a chance to talk about topics and feelings you can't discuss with family and friends. We can talk about anger, anxiety, depression – and topics such as work, relationships, addiction, sex, money, illness, anything.

If something is difficult to talk about, there is no rush. On the other hand, you might like to go straight to the heart of the matter.

We are all different. My aim is to help you find your own voice and way of being in the world.

I have an interest in how our experiences growing up can affect us. The way we were brought up and upsetting incidents in the home and at school, etc, can have a big impact. Looking at these experiences can help make sense of them and help us to feel better.

Another approach is to ask: “What keeps happening?” We can get stuck in patterns and types of relationship, and looking at these can help break the cycle.

Counselling can also be used to explore life’s big questions: “What is life for and how can I make the most of it?” To this end, I have an interest in religious and spiritual topics, with no personal agenda.

Counselling can be challenging, but it can also be exciting to discover new ideas and ways of being in the world.

I invite you to bring whatever is on your mind. Sometimes our thoughts race and it is difficult to relax. I might suggest breathing or mindfulness exercises.

I work with adults of all ages and backgrounds. My aim is to help you find ways to manage situations and make life more fulfilling.

The first step is to have an initial appointment with no obligations. You can say more about your situation and ask questions. I will say more about how I work.

Appointments in Ealing: Monday morning & evening / Tuesday evening

Initial appointment £40; appointments £60

I have been involved in counselling and psychotherapy since 2009, with a Masters and a Diploma.

How I work

Counselling is a chance to talk about topics and feelings you can't discuss with family and friends. We can talk about anger, anxiety, depression – and topics such as work, relationships, addiction, sex, money, illness, anything.

If something is difficult to talk about, there is no rush. On the other hand, you might like to go straight to the heart of the matter.

We are all different. My aim is to help you find your own voice and way of being in the world.

I have an interest in how our experiences growing up can affect us. The way we were brought up and upsetting incidents in the home and at school, etc, can have a big impact. Looking at these experiences can help make sense of them and help us to feel better.

Another approach is to ask: “What keeps happening?” We can get stuck in patterns and types of relationship, and looking at these can help break the cycle.

Counselling can also be used to explore life’s big questions: “What is life for and how can I make the most of it?” To this end, I have an interest in religious and spiritual topics, with no personal agenda.

Counselling can be challenging, but it can also be exciting to discover new ideas and ways of being in the world.

I invite you to bring whatever is on your mind. Sometimes our thoughts race and it is difficult to relax. I might suggest breathing or mindfulness exercises.

I'm offering supervision online. Although there may be chances to meet in person on occasion, either in Hillingdon or Ealing. Likely available slots are Wednesday afternoon, Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, but other slots will come up. Please enquire.

I offer supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists who are working one-to-one with adults.

I have an MA and Diploma in Integrative/Transpersonal Counselling & Psychotherapy from CCPE, London, and a Supervision Certificate from Re-Vision, London. I have been in private practice as a therapist since 2017. 

Appointments last 50 minutes (counts as 1 hour for training/accreditation) or 75 minutes (counts as 1.5 hours). 

Emergencies (if I am your primary supervisor): something may happen with a client that you feel requires immediate attention. If possible, I am happy to help with this. If you send a text or email, I will respond as soon as I can to arrange a free 5-10-minute chat, or we can arrange an extra paid-for session.

I am currently working towards a Supervision Diploma. For this reason, I am able to charge a half-price fee of £30 for our first five sessions, after which my fee will rise to £60.

I specialise in working relationally, with a focus on psychodynamic theory, parts/subpersonalities (such as chair work) and trauma. I am an integrative therapist, with a particular interest in the inter-subjective field. I'm also interested in transpersonal and existential ways of working that explore the larger philosophical and cultural context of being a person.

I seek to draw upon my training and experience to work with you in ways that are helpful for your practice. My commitment is to honour the trust you place in me and to support you in your client work, your professional development, and your well-being to practice.

I invite you to be open about your client work, especially those things you find difficult. The more you feel able to share, the more easily we will be able to find solutions together.

I also invite you to speak openly about your own feelings and life circumstances because this can impact on your client work. So, while supervision is not personal therapy, we can explore how to work with your own material as part of your client work.

Before our first session, I will send you my 'working agreement' for us to decide upon in our first session. This covers topics such as payment and cancellations.

Also before we first meet, I will send a brief questionnaire for you to complete so I have some idea about what you are looking, and this means in our first session we could begin with client work rather than just introductions.

I welcome discussion about how you and I are working together. I invite you to give me feedback and discuss what is coming up for you as we go along so we can adjust and make supervision work for you.