Telephone: 07510328016
Common issues I work with
At Higher Ground Counselling I am able to offer you support with the following range of issues, plus many more. If there is a problem not listed that you would like to address; please get in touch, as it's likely that I will be able to work with you.
Thanks, Michelle
I accept the following insurance companies and employee assistance providers (If you have a policy, please enquire with them before booking with me, to ensure they will pay for your therapy):
*WPA
*Allianz
*Vitality Health
*Aviva
*Health Assured
*PAM Assist
*CiC Wellbeing
*HealthHero
*Sparta
- Abortion
- Historic abuse
- Affairs and betrayals
- Anxiety
- Behaviour problems
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Cancer
- Carer support
- Childhood bereavement
- Childhood bullying
- Childless not by choice
- Chronic illness
- Depression
- Discrimination
- Domestic abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Gender dysphoria
- Health anxiety
- Infertility
- Jealousy
- Kink-aware therapy
- LGBTQ+ counselling
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Menopause
- Mental health
- Miscarriage
- Money
- Narcissistic abuse
- Neurodiversity
- Non-monogamy
- Older people's counselling
- Panic attacks
- Passive-aggressive behaviour
- Perfectionism
- Physical abuse
- Postnatal depression
- Pregnancy and birth
- Race and racial identity
- Racism
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Separation anxiety
- Sex problems
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual assault
- Social anxiety
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
* I also accept Vitality Health insurance, Allianz, and Aviva. Please enquire before booking*
*I am affiliated with the following Employee Assistance Providers:
- PAM Assist
- CiC Wellbeing
- Health Assured
- HealthHero
- Traumaticus
- Sparta
*I do not provide a counselling service for male or female perpetrators of domestic or sexual abuse.
If you are a Domestic Violence perpetrator, please click here for suitable programmes: *
*For expert help with eating disorders, please click here*
*If you are experiencing distress and can't afford private counselling, or can't wait for an appointment with a charity, please call the Samaritans so that you have somebody to listen to you and talk to. Click here for their website*
*Click here for a list of NHS-recommended addiction specialist organisations.
My counselling qualifications and training
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 certificate in Counselling skills
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Concepts
- Level 1 Introduction to counselling
- Diploma in counselling children and adolescents
- Awareness of child abuse and neglect certificate
- Neuro-diversity certificate in working with clients with ADHD, Autism, and Asperger's
- Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Certificate in 'How to do counselling online: A Coronavirus primer'
- Certificate in 'Dealing with suicidal ideation'
- The influence of heteronormativity in counselling and psychotherapy training
- COSRT accredited course - 'Being GSRD-Aware'
- Co-dependency certificate
- Exploring suicidal risk with clients
- Before setting up my private practice, I counselled students at a local college; and also worked as a counsellor for a registered young person's charity.
- I am a professional member of the IPT (Institute of Psychedelic Therapy)
- EMBARK Open Access certificate in Psychedelic Therapy Facilitation for major depression.
- Certificate in Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Trained in delivering solution-focused Postnatal Depression therapy programs
- Trained in delivering solution-focused Understanding Anger therapy programs
- Working with clients who are taking psychiatric drugs certificate
- Bereavement training certificate with Health Assured
- Neurodiversity in the workplace.
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults - Level 1
- Safeguarding - Level 2
- Supporting clients who have experienced pregnancy/baby loss - Training via Health Assured
- I am fully DBS-checked (enhanced), ICO registered (GDPR) and liability insured.
- I complete over thirty hours per year of continued professional development (CPD)
- I have logged over 2,500 hours of clinical client hours in my private practice.
- I am a member of BACP's Workplace Division
- Relationship counselling certificate with Health Assured