Michael Kallenbach, MBACP, BSCPC (FM), COSRT
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The Portobello Clinic 12 Raddington Road Notting Hill London W10 5TG View map |
Savernake Forest Dental And Therapy Centre Marlborough Business Park Salisbury Road Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 4AN View map |
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07770 381 447
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Profile
Michael Kallenbach : As a qualified couples counsellor, Michael can help you get to grips with any problems or difficulties you might be having in your relationship. This relationship or marriage counselling is done is a confidential, supportive and safe manner. Michael is experienced in working with a wide range of people and their problems. Besides seeing couples for counselling, individuals often seek to explore why previous relationships might have failed.
As Jeanette Winterson, prize winning author writes in her book, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit: "Once you can talk about what troubles you, you are some way towards handling it."
When looking for a therapist, it is important to find someone whom you trust and feel safe with in the room. "Our initial session is to determine whether we feel comfortable and would like to work together," says Michael.
Occasionally he will conduct consultations via Skype for clients who live outside the United Kingdom.
In London he works at the Portobello Clinic, Raddington Road, Notting Hill, just off the Portobello Road.
On Mondays and Fridays he is in Marlborough, at the new Business Park on the outskirts of the town on the Salisbury Road.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
Michael is a qualified couples counsellor who specialises in relationships and marital therapy. He also sees individuals.
He trained at the respected Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships in central London, which is an operational unit of the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology. He obtained his PG Dip in psychodynamic marital and relationship therapy from the Tavistock, in association with the University of East London.
As a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), he abides by their Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. He is also a member of the BSCPC (British Society of Couple Psychotherapists and Counsellors) and COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists). In addition, he is co-secretary of the FPCT, the Forum for Psychodynamic Couple Therapists.
Michael undertakes weekly clinical supervision and a programme of CPD – continuing professional development. He has recently participated in a year-long infant observation course, observing the development between an infant and its mother. In addition, he has also taken an interest in menopause and and how it can affect a relationship.
Prior to training as a therapist, Michael was a foreign correspondent in New York and Berlin. He worked as a parliamentary correspondent at Westminster for four years.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Anxiety
- Couples Counselling
- Emotional Abuse
- Gender Identity
- Generalised Anxiety
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Pre-nuptial Counselling
- Relationship Issues
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Issues
- Sexuality
- Stress
- Work Related Issues
Therapies Offered
- Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic - Psychodynamic Therapy
Fees
To be discussed with the clients at the initial consultation.
Further Information
- Online, email or telephone counselling available
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