Michaela Kendall
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About me
"The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain." – Gabor Maté
I see therapy as an invitation—a chance to step away from the demands of daily life, to pause, breathe, and reflect. It's a space where trust, safety, and acceptance allow you to gently explore what’s going on beneath the surface.
It’s natural to feel uncertain or afraid of what you might uncover. But within that darkness lies your true self—the part of you that may be hurting, lost, or disconnected, but also the part that holds the potential for healing, reconnection, and strength. You deserve a space where you are deeply heard, supported, and seen.
Life’s challenges—stress, anxiety, depression—can cloud your sense of who you are. It’s easy to lose touch with yourself in the midst of it all. My work is grounded in creating a compassionate, non-judgemental environment where you can explore your experiences openly and safely. Therapy can be a powerful, transformative experience: being truly witnessed can bring you back to yourself. Together, we’ll navigate the difficulties, helping you find clarity, resilience, and a way forward.
I work from a mind-body perspective, recognising that emotions aren’t just thoughts—we feel them physically. Our bodies remember. Through an integrative approach that includes inner child work, mindfulness, and nervous system support, we’ll explore how past experiences live on in the body and how they can be gently released. This creates space for greater calm, regulation, and reconnection.
My own path to becoming a therapist came from the realisation that I didn’t need to be anyone other than myself—and that being truly seen in that way is incredibly healing. I now hold that space for others. The hardest part is often simply showing up—and I’m here to walk alongside you as you take that first step.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 7 MA counselling Distinction (York St John University) (accred BACP counselling and psychotherapy)
- Talking Trauma with the aid of Bilateral Stimulation
- EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique
- TDS (trauma informed therapeutic model)
- Dissociation training completed July 2024
- Level 1 DDP (Diadic Development Psychotherapy)
- Online telephone counselling (Counselling tutor)
- BAHons Psychology (Leeds Beckett University)
- Recently attended domestic abuse CPD
I have worked with trauma, anxiety, stress/overwhelm, depression, bereavement and attachment. I work in from an humanistic-integrative model and consider each clients individual needs when entering a therapeutic relationship. My focus is on emotional and physical stuck-ness informed by the mind-body connection.
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.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer an initial no obligation telephone consultation free of charge, lasting approximately 20 minutes. This provides you with an opportunity to share what’s currently going on for you and to determine whether we are a good fit to work together.
My fees for a 1-hour therapeutic session range from £65 to £100, depending on your circumstances and the type of session required (e.g. individual sessions lasting 60 minutes or more intensive trauma-focused sessions, which may last up to 90 minutes). I offer both online sessions via Google Meet and face-to-face sessions (based in HU3, Hull and HU10, Willerby). Please feel free to contact me to discuss your specific therapeutic needs and how we can best work together.
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**SUNDAY MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AVAILABILITY** I work online and face to face (Willerby - HU10, & Hull -HU3).
