Michael Watson

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Dip. MBACP. Somatic Trauma Therapy. Face to Face/Remote
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location_on Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6LE
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About me

I offer Integrative Somatic Counselling comprising of self transformational philosophies of Person Centered, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt and Body Somatics.

Person Centered Therapy (PC) allows you to lead and steer every session to explore your mental and emotional landscape without judgement. 

Transaction Analysis Therapy (TA) offers you the client a understanding of your mental and emotional landscape/ego using a theory based upon a Parent, Adult and Child (PAC) mapping. 

Gestalt Therapy is very much about the now or "nowness". Powerful in its own right for getting more immediate with the dammed emotion or blocked senses of the whole self (Mind & Body). 

Somatic is an effective body-based therapy which showcases Somatic Experiencing skills, Breathing excercises, Hakomi, Polyvagal and movement based practices. These methods help to disempower the pain and reactivity to explicit and implicit trauma memories

The concepts and skills within both the Integrative and Somatic are tailored within the sessions and measured to suit the individuals needs. They are not bookable individually they come as a set of skills and tools used within your counselling sessions. 

Next steps...Why not call and book your free 60 minute counselling consultation to find out more...


Training, qualifications & experience

Registered Member with BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy).

CPCAB Therapeutic Counselling Level 4
CPCAB Counselling Studies Level 3. 
CPCAB Counselling Skills Level 2. 

Foundations of Somatic Therapy for Trauma Certificate

Reiki Ryoho Master

Enhanced DBS clearance

YMCA Full Circle Counselling Volunteer

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

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Fees

£25.00 - £50.00
Free initial in-person or telephone session

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

I offer a sliding scale rate depending on your personal circumstances.

*This can all be discussed in your free consultation.

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Further information

Integrative modalities of Transaction Analysis, Gestalt or Person Centered can reach your presenting feelings in different ways. Its possible to experience yourself in many parts which gives insights into our actions and reactions personally, relationaly & collectively. Be heard and validated, allow yourself to trust a journey into your thoughts,emotions,feelings of what your experiencing without judgement.

Whatever, your experiencing in your life, you can come alongside the presenting issues through sharing your story. Your invited to be curious, listen and allow the your whole body (Somatic) to share its Sovereign wisdom to heal and guide you in restoring your organismic self. You will practice the skills of talking, listening, mindfulness and body oriented skills e.g breathing, movement, grounding, tracking and orienting techniques, your invited to be open minded to feel more capacity and restoration but also to feel your true humaness.


Clients feedback has been positive and they feel they got what they needed and would recommend me. I have a certificate in Somatic therapy which provides further tools to finding a deeper connection to the presenting issue/s in order to restore the wholeself.

I see the counselling journey as a tool to awaken your own inherent capabilities by taming the mind and opening up the seeing, feeling, tasting, hearing and touching (sensing) your true self maybe for the first time or maybe the first time for along time.

Whatever has brought you to this point, your here, its time. I believe successful therapy is purely built upon connection. So, If you have felt something even if it's curiosity I invite you to arrange your free consultation to find out more and maybe take the next step to getting help with whatever your needs maybe. I look forward to serving you in the counselling room.  

I am also trained and attuned to a Reiki Ryoho Master level and can offer to those individuals whom feel a deep stuckness and a knowing within the whole body (inc Mind) of needing something additional to compliment the talking and somatic therapy journey. This comes as a separate skill and can be experienced from the Shiva Shakti Well*Being Studio.

I also volunteer as a qualified counsellor at the YMCA Full Circle Counselling service as I strongly feel its important to give back to the community and to honour the amazing gift of being able to help someone.   

Well*Being Counselling, Shiva Shakti Studio, 9a Clarence Park Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6LE

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

DBS check info

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Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

If you attend face to face sessions the business premises has wheelchair access

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