Michael Sweetland (B.A Hons)MBACP

Profile

I am a humanistic, integrative practitioner working with individuals and couples. I work with People from a wide range of backgrounds who are experiencing a variety of issues in their lives. I work in a very warm, respectful and sensitive way and your confidentiality is assured at all times. I offer both Short term and Long term therapy depending on your needs.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Advanced Diploma in Humanistic, Integrative Counselling,covering Psychodynamic,Person Centered, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Behavioural and Existential approaches.

I have undertaken additional training in:
Contemporary Psychotherapy
NLP Practitioner
Couples counselling
Life Coaching-cognitive behavioural approach
Nutrition
Stress management
Short term Counselling
Addictions
Eating Disorders
Working With Survivors of abuse
Attachment/loss issues
Bereavement Counselling.
Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Associate member of Association Humanistic Psychology Practitioners (AHPP.)
Membership of CCP Community of Contemporary Psychotherapy.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Couples Counselling
• Debt Management
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Phobias
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Smoking
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
  - Behavioural Therapy
  - Cognitive Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Gestalt Therapy
  - Transactional Analysis
  - Transpersonal Psychology
  - Existential Therapy

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative

Fees

Fees range by a sliding scale from £35 to £45. I offer reduced fee counselling for people on low income, and also offer low cost counselling to students undertaking counselling training.