Michaela Fuller

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MNCPS (Acc) Dip. Couns *Deep Roots Counselling Service*
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location_on Southend On Sea SS1 & Shoeburyness SS3
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About me

Hello! I’m Michaela, a therapeutic counsellor dedicated to helping individuals navigate mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, as well as challenging life events such as grief and bereavement, relationship breakdowns or family issues. I understand that life can sometimes feel overwhelming, and I’m here for anyone who experiences thoughts or feelings that they might need help making sense of. 

I believe that connection is at the heart of effective counselling. When you choose to work with me, you won’t encounter stuffy, formal sessions filled with jargon. Instead, you’ll find a warm and welcoming space where you can truly be yourself. Picture this: just you, me, and a cosy cup of tea in hand, creating a comfortable environment where you can speak openly and honestly. Whether you need to cry, laugh, or simply share what’s on your mind, that’s perfectly okay with me! My priority is to ensure that you feel safe, heard, and valued throughout our time together, and to explore new ways to cope more effectively when life gets difficult.

As a qualified and insured person-centred counsellor, my mission is simple: to provide you with a supportive space to explore your thoughts and emotions. I believe that everyone deserves to be listened to and respected, and I’m here to walk alongside you on your journey. Together, we’ll delve into your feelings and experiences, empowering you to embrace healing and growth. My passion for helping others led me to this rewarding field, where I strive to ensure that no one feels alone in their struggles. 

I also have a special focus on supporting young people as they navigate the complexities of home and school life, particularly in light of the challenges posed by neurodiverse conditions such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 
I understand how profoundly the pandemic has affected our youth, and I am committed to helping them find their way through these difficulties.

Being trauma-informed, I prioritise creating a safe and supportive environment where you can explore your experiences at your own pace. Together, we can work towards understanding and healing.

If you’re looking for a compassionate listener and a guiding hand on your journey, I invite you to reach out. You don’t have to face your challenges alone; let’s embark on this journey together. Remember, you deserve to be heard and supported and with the right support life doesn’t have to be so difficult. 

Additionally, I volunteer for Cruse Bereavement, further enriching my understanding of grief and providing support to those in need. 

I look forward to connneting with you! 💖

Training, qualifications & experience

  • CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapuetic Counselling (European Qualifications framework Level 5)
  • TQUK Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Children and young peoples mental health @ Lincoln College
  • TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and young peoples mental health @ Lincoln College
  • Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy at QLS Level 3
  • CPCAB Level 3 in Therapeutic Counselling
  • CPCAB Level 2 Counselling Skills
  • Cruse Bereavement - Foundation Course
  • Extensive CPD workshops/courses
  • Existential Perspectives
  • Applying attachment theory in couselling
  • Working with Erotic transferance and countertransferance
  • Race, culture and anti-dicrimination competance framework
  • Undertstanding and managing loneliness
  • Engaging with supervision
  • Providing time limited counselling
  • Working inclusively with the LGBTQ+ community
  • Understanding and preventing compassion fatigue 
  • Counselling clients experiencing ambigous loss
  • 19 Propositions
  • Working with millenial clients
  • Talking about depression
  • Working with children in therapy
  • Understanding and managing stress for therapists
  • Understanding and managing the impact of vicarious trauma
  • Working with prison counselling
  • Sharing resources to support your counselling studies
  • ZSA Suicide awareness training
  • Assessments in counselling
  • Introduction to couples counselling
  • Jungs archetypes and shadow in stories and fairy stories
  • What is said is more important - Stefan Charidge
  • Understanding adverse childhood experiences - Kate Blakemore
  • The internal saboteur - Stefan Charidge
  • Boarding school trauma, healing from sanctioned child abuse
  • Watermelons - Stefan Charidge
  • How to do counselling online (Open University/BACP)
  • Client Notes, are yours accurate and appropriate?
  • Guilt and Shame - Stefan Charidge
  • Working with Trans clients
  • How the body holds trauma and chronic stress creating blocks to change
  • Relational depth - Mick Cooper
  • Transforming children and young peoples mental health - NCPS Conference
  • Relational depth in counselling and psycotheraphy workshop with Mick Cooper
  • What is basic Sanity? Existential and Buddhist Perspectives - Ken Bradford
  • Goals in therapy:actualising our deepest directions workshop with Mick Cooper
  • Four Chair work with extension of two chair work - Stefan Charidge
  • Trauma and creative arts in therapy: a person centred perspective
  • Working with the "I don’t know client" Stefan Charidge
  • TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and young peoples mental health @ Lincoln College
  • TQUK Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Children and young peoples mental health @ Lincoln College
  • Diploma in Counselling and Psycotherapy at QLS Level 3
  • Cruse Bereavment - Foundation Course
  • Working with Male Survivors of sexual Abuse/Violence 
  • Understanding the basics of psychosexual counselling 
  • Counselling sex workers 
  • Recognising sex and porn addiction 
  • Discussing sex in therapy 
  • Sex in the therapy room 
    Working with erotic transference and counter transference 
  • Talking about sex in therapy 
  • Psychosexual development
  • Creative Arts in Counselling

Member organisations

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NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society

This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.

In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

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.

Accredited register membership

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£25.00 - £40.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

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  • check_circle Students
  • check_circle Trainee counsellors
  • check_circle Unemployed
  • check_circle Refugees

Additional information

  • £40 per session 
  • Payment is made 24 hours prior to session
  • Low income, please contact to discuss 

Student charges per session

  • £25 online
  • £30 F2F

Further information

I work with 14 years upwards, male and females.

I work online, face to face and via telephone. 

In certain circumstances I also offer to visit your home or somewhere you feel safe. 

Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1

Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

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Whatsapp
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