About me
Welcome, and thank you for visiting my profile.
Are you sick and tired of repeating the same loops and cycles?
While I specialise in addiction, my practice also supports those dealing with a wide variety of emotions including Depression, Anxiety, Relationship difficulties, Resentment and Loss. Addiction affects not only the individual but also their loved ones, and I bring many years of experience helping families heal and reconnect.
Having personally experienced addiction and now living drug and alcohol free for over fifteen years, I offer a unique depth of understanding and empathy.
I’m a qualified BACP registered Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Substance Misuse Practitioner, offering compassionate and professional support to individuals and families navigating life’s challenges.
I work face-to-face in Lancaster city centre, in Morecambe, online, and I also offer walk-and-talk therapy in nature, providing a flexible and calming environment tailored to your needs.
I work with the core issues behind addiction and support clients facing challenges with:
Alcohol
Drugs (illicit and prescribed)
Food
Sex
Gambling
Gaming
Shopping/spending
Nicotine
OCD
Pornography
I am a trauma-informed, strength-based therapist, and I believe in empowering clients with practical tools and compassionate guidance.
If you have any questions or would like to explore working together, please feel free to reach out by phone or email.
I also offer clinical supervision for trainee and qualified therapists, as well as occupational supervision for professionals in social care, clinical roles, and management. I’d be happy to offer a free 30-minute introductory session to discuss your needs and see if we’re a good fit.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Diploma counselling level 4
- CMI Coach level 5
- Mindfulness practitioner
- Trauma practitioner
- Certificate in Supervision at Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy
- MPACT Facilitator – delivering whole-family support for those affected by substance misuse
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
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Further information
Testimonial for Michael
I’m an recovering alcoholic and I’m on the autistic spectrum. I was nearly ten years sober when I found myself abusing prescription drugs in the wake of a family crisis. Hunting for a new therapist felt almost as scary as finding a place in rehab had a decade before, but something about Michael’s listing in the therapists’ directory felt reassuring and his profile fitted my experience so I got in touch.
Over the past year I’ve moved from constant and debilitating anxiety, no appetite and a fear of interacting with people, to a degree of stability from which I can see a future and the possibility of being stable and content. My wife and children have gone from fear and despair back to trust and warmth. I’m feeling things I haven’t felt for many years and I’m excited to feeling them. Michael is calm, kind, understanding, experienced, doesn’t judge, has tonnes of lived experience and an easy way of communicating it. He’s reliable, open and honest and I’m very grateful that I found him. John
