Michaela Kirchem

Please email to enquire about current availability.

My fees start at £70 per session depending on time and location per session and I see clients on a weekly basis.

All sessions are 50 minutes long and cancellation policies for online and in-person counselling are in place.

I offer a free 20-minute phone consultation as an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have, speak about availability and get a first feel of what it might be like to work with me.

There is no pressure to commit at this stage and you can decide during or after the phone consultation if you would like to make a first appointment. 

When life feels overwhelming, it can be difficult to find space to focus on yourself and what’s on your mind. Counselling is an opportunity to slow down, to share and reflect on what might otherwise get lost in the rush of daily life.

Life can challenge and test us and often we cope well, adapt and get on with things - that is, until we don’t. This realisation may come suddenly and without warning, while at other times it may creep into our life in slow, almost imperceptible stages like a slow trickle of water that eventually is powerful enough to hollow out a stone.

You may be experiencing:

• Recurring thoughts or worries that take up a lot of space in your mind
  
• Overwhelming or confusing emotions and feelings
  
• Struggling to make decisions or get things done
  
• Wanting to run away from unpleasant feelings and seek distraction in work, Netflix, alcohol, sport or social media
  
• “Getting on with things" or "putting on a face" start to feel difficult
  
• Not wanting to share how you’re feeling with people close to you for fear of being judged or burdening them
  

I offer a confidential counselling space that is entirely focused on you, your experience and your self-care. Together we can begin to turn towards what feels difficult with intention and gentle curiosity to gain deeper understanding of what is happening for you and what needs attention and a space to be heard without judgement.

Is this your first time thinking about counselling?

The thought of starting counselling might feel really daunting especially if this is your first experience of counselling. Together we will take it step by step at a pace that feels comfortable for you. 

Qualifications

I qualified in 2019 and hold a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling (BACP-accredited course). My practice is rooted in the person-centred approach and I draw on aspects of psychodynamic and existential therapy as well as mindfulness-based approaches in my work.

Experience

Before starting in private practice, I worked with clients in community services, a drug and substance misuse support agency and a bereavement service.

I have studied different forms of meditation and mindfulness and completed a level 1 teacher training retreat in Mindfulness-based Stress-Reduction (MBSR) with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University.

Languages

I am bi-lingual and offer counselling in English and German.

Recent Professional Development

Person-Centred Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD) 5-day Training course, April 2024

The Traumatising Narcissist's Relational System of Subjugation, May 2023

Working with soul - creating a healthy culture, demystifying spiritual abuse, February 2023

Introduction to Compassion-Focused Therapy, February 2022

I offer a free 20-minute phone consultation as an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have, speak about availability and get a first feel of what it might be like to work with me.

There is no pressure to commit at this stage and you can decide during or after the phone consultation if you would like to make a first appointment. 

Please email to enquire about current availability.

My fees start at £70 per session depending on time and location per session and I see clients on a weekly basis.

All sessions are 50 minutes long and cancellation policies for online and in-person counselling are in place.

I offer a free 20-minute phone consultation as an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have, speak about availability and get a first feel of what it might be like to work with me.

There is no pressure to commit at this stage and you can decide during or after the phone consultation if you would like to make a first appointment. 

When life feels overwhelming, it can be difficult to find space to focus on yourself and what’s on your mind. Counselling is an opportunity to slow down, to share and reflect on what might otherwise get lost in the rush of daily life. 

Life can challenge and test us and often we cope well, adapt and get on with things - that is, until we don’t. This realisation may come suddenly and without warning, while at other times it may creep into our life in slow, almost imperceptible stages like a slow trickle of water that eventually is powerful enough to hollow out a stone.

You may be experiencing:

• Recurring thoughts or worries that take up a lot of space in your mind
  
• Overwhelming or confusing emotions and feelings
  
• Struggling to make decisions or get things done
  
• Wanting to run away from unpleasant feelings and seek distraction in work, Netflix, alcohol, sport or social media
  
•  “Getting on with things" or "putting on a face" start to feel difficult
  
• Not wanting to share how you’re feeling with people close to you for fear of being judged or burdening them
  

I offer a confidential counselling space that is entirely focused on you, your experience and your self-care. Together we can begin to turn towards what feels difficult with intention and gentle curiosity to gain deeper understanding of what is happening for you and what needs attention and a space to be heard without judgement. 

Is this your first time thinking about counselling? 

The thought of starting counselling might feel really daunting especially if this is your first experience of counselling. Together we will take it step by step at a pace that feels comfortable for you. 

Qualifications

I qualified in 2019 and hold a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling (BACP-accredited course). My practice is rooted in the person-centred approach and I draw on aspects of psychodynamic and existential therapy as well as mindfulness-based approaches in my work.  

Experience

Before starting in private practice, I worked with clients in community services, a drug and substance misuse support agency and a bereavement service.

I have studied different forms of meditation and mindfulness and completed a level 1 teacher training retreat in Mindfulness-based Stress-Reduction (MBSR) with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. 

Languages 

I am bi-lingual and offer counselling in English and German. 

Recent Professional Development

Person-Centred Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD) 5-day Training course, April 2024

The Traumatising Narcissist's Relational System of Subjugation, May 2023

Working with soul - creating a healthy culture, demystifying spiritual abuse, February 2023

Introduction to Compassion-Focused Therapy, February 2022