Michele Greville
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About me
If you have experienced trauma as a result of your past and you find that is affecting you and your relationships in the present, I can help you gently explore these difficulties and support you to make the changes in a safe and confidential space.
I firmly believe that counselling offers us the opportunity to grow an honest awareness of ourselves in relation to others. Through childhood experiences and life events we try to fit into the world we live in. From very early on we tend to adapt ourselves to meet the needs of others, to be loved, liked and accepted. We twist and manage ourselves into expected ways of being and mask what is really going on for us. In doing this we lose the sense of who we really are, often before we have had a chance to know.
In my view we are all acceptable in this world as human beings and we all have a valuable contribution to make regardless of where we are from, what we know, how we present or what we do for a living. Being aware and honest with ourselves and knowing who we are helps us to face up to life’s difficulties with acceptance and strength. In truth we are like sturdy mountains. Touched sometimes by traumatic and tumultuous events, we can still be ourselves despite the external changes that happen around us. We grow old, we get ill, we experience loss, we feel rejected, we have or don’t have children, we change jobs, we get divorced, we travel around but still we stand strong as ourselves. We have the power to grow through pain, through monumental life changes so long as we remain true to our inner selves. I can help you to grow through acceptance, love and become aware of who you truly are.
You may want to explore how you are in work, in family relationships, friendships or the wider world. You may have fears or worries that block you and keep you stuck from going forward. You might have depression, anxiety or addictions. You might feel that your communication style is not accepted or understood. I can reflect your truth that you show me in those moments of honest sharing and self-reflection. Through self-awareness you can learn to be yourself in the outside world and meet your needs to live a healthy life.
In life we often struggle in relationships and want to change the things and people around us, our partner, our children, or our colleagues and we exhaust ourselves trying to do this to no avail. In truth and reality, we know that we only have the power to change ourselves.
By accepting you and holding you safely through the difficult times in therapy, I can help you use your inner knowing and power to transform your life and find the freedom to be you. I am able to be with you just as you are in a safe and confidential space. I will honour you and stay with you whatever you bring to the room.
Training, qualifications & experience
My experience and Training
I am a qualified and experienced counselling therapist. I work with individuals and with couples. I am also an experienced clinical supervisor. I follow the BACP code of ethics. I have extensive experience of working in the mental health and addiction fields both in the NHS, in the voluntary sector and private practice. I gained a great deal of experience working with Mind, the leading mental health charity in the UK and set up Meeting Minds Counselling Service at Bristol Mind. I also have considerable experience working with young people at Off the Record, Bristol Children's Hospital and I worked as a School Counsellor for many years. My greatest areas of interest at present is helping people recover from trauma, addictions, eating problems and other mental health problems. I am also passionate about working with couples and people who have family and relationship difficulties. I work as an integrative therapist at the Priory Hospital in Bristol and I do clinical supervision at the Swan Project in Bristol, where we work with clients with mental health and substance abuse issues.
My training
- 2024 Certificate in Couples Counselling - PCI College, Ireland
- 2022 Diploma in Trauma Therapy - Wealden Psychology Institute
- 2022 Certificate in Working with Autism, Aspergers and Neurodiversity - A Different Engine training, Bristol
- 2017 Training in NLP and Coaching – John Seymour Associates
- 2013 Certificate in CBT Focused Trauma Therapy – Charlie Waller Institute, Reading University
- 2011 Certificate in Therapeutic Play – Christchurch Canterbury University
- 2008 Certificate in Supervision – Iron Mill Institute, Exeter
- 2008 Principles and Practice in CBT – University of West of England
- 2007 Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Counselling – Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
- 2001 Post graduate Diploma in Counselling – Bristol University
Five writers who continue to influence my work
- Irvin Yalom
- Byron Katie
- Eckhart Tolle
- Don Miguel Ruiz
- Babette Roschild
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £75.00
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Each 50-minute session is between £50 and £75 depending on the time of day and location
I may be able to negotiate a reduced rate for counselling if you are a student or if you on a low income or are unwaged.
I offer long-term or short-term counselling depending on what you need. You can start with 6 to 12 sessions and then we can review whether you want to work together for longer. It is your choice and decision as to how long you see me and what you bring to the sessions.
Each session is 50 minutes long and will normally be at the same time, on the same day every week. However, I may be able to fit in some people who work on a shift basis if that is needed. I can work fortnightly with people who find that more accessible.
Supervision
I offer a 50-minute supervision session for £55 for individual practitioners and £75 for agencies and organisations. I may be able to negotiate some reductions for students and those on low wage.
I can offer group supervision particularly for students and trainees. We can work out the cost according to the time you need.
When I work
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Further information
I need 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel unless, you are seriously ill, and we can rebook another time that week. I will explain all of this in our contract when we start working together.
If you are interested in meeting with me, I offer a free session to explore whether I offer what you are looking for.
I work in South Bristol and am based not far from Temple Meads. There is ample free roadside parking. I am on a local bus route, bus No 50 and 90. My consulting room is on the ground floor and is accessible. I also work online using a confidential zoom platform.
