Michela Genovese

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MBACP, Dip TC-L4
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location_on Leigh-On-Sea SS9 & Westcliff-On-Sea SS0
Accepting new clients
Accepting new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

FIRST SESSION FREE

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Since  the relationship between client and therapist is the foundation of good therapeutic work, I offer prospective clients a free initial consultation to get to know each other and see if things feel right.

Welcome, are you ready to tell your story? We all have a story that shapes us, and I would be honoured to hear yours.

As a qualified Counsellor with over a decade of therapeutic experience, I would like to offer you the safety to share in a way that helps you heal from within. Without judgement or agenda, I am here to listen, explore and help you remain curious about who you are and what has shaped you.

My core training and subsequent studies in relational therapies allow me to accompany you as you unravel the story of your life and maybe even start to write some new chapters. I know, from my own lived experience, and the transformations I've witnessed in my clients, that talking therapy has the unique power to positively alter the direction of your tale. How might that look for you?

We all have times in our lives that challenge us, that force us to evaluate who and where we are. Perhaps you’re feeling hopeless or stuck, maybe looking for direction, fulfillment or contentment.

Perhaps you have reached a stage in your life where you know something needs to change but you just aren’t sure what or how. Or maybe there has been a significant event in your life that has prompted you to reach out, a bereavement, loss, rejection, ill health, burnout, depression or anxiety.  Maybe you are struggling with family issues or relationships, perhaps you are a new parent, or navigating the changing needs of your children as they grow. Maybe you are approaching a new life stage that feels daunting, maybe you just don’t know what the problem is, but you know things aren’t quite right.

Counselling is place for you, just for you. A place to gently and compassionately connect with your truest self and be held in your vulnerability.

Rest assured my priority is you, the client, and if I am not the right fit for you, I will do my best to put you in touch with colleagues that maybe a better fit, judgement free.

I offer the option of face to face or remote sessions to better suit your needs and life demands. 

My Ongoing Therapy option allows you to take as much time as needed to explore what's important for you, there is no time limit on this and your feedback is welcomed to ensure you are getting the best therapeutic experience.

If you would like to connect with me, I would be honoured.

Training, qualifications & experience

My experience includes:

  • Counselling adults in Private Practice
  • Counselling teens in a secondary school setting
  • Volunteering in the adult counselling sector 
  • Befriending telephone service
  • Health and Fitness Coaching
  • Lifestyle and Nutrition Coaching

Qualifications

  • Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling 
  • Level 3 Counselling Skills 
  • Level 2 Counselling Skills 
  • MHFA England 
  • CPD Treating Trauma with Internal Family Therapy Systems (IFS) 
  • CPD Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy for Complex Trauma and attachment wounding. 
  • CPD Understanding ADHD OU 
  • CPD Single Session Therapy 
  • CPD Relational Life Therapy 
  • CPD Attachment in the early years OU 
  • Life Coaching Diploma – Coaching academy 
  • Level 4 Fitness and Nutrition Coach

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

Therapies offered

Fees

£60.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Trainee counsellors

Additional information

Individuals Ongoing Counselling/Coaching 50 mins sessions £60

No charge for initial consultation. 

When I work

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Evening appointments are online only. 

Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9

Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex, SS0

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

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

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Online platforms

Zoom
Microsoft Teams

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