Michelle Higgins

Name: Michelle Higgins
Address: Hoylake, Wirral, CH47, GB
Telephone: +447724859045
Price range: £55.00 - £80.00

MA NCPS (Senior Reg Accred) & CYP specialist

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About me

I'm a senior accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) with a specialism in therapy work with children and young people. I am a counsellor/psychotherapist and a qualified supervisor. I work with children, young people and adults.

I'm passionate about working with children and young people, as well as those who teach, support and care for them. I'm inspired by young people's resilience and their ability to over-come difficult experiences. To be invited into their lives and to be a part of their growth and development is a privilege.

I seek to really understand your experience and aim to create a warm and welcoming space so that you feel safe and can begin to build a relationship of trust with me. I believe that if you feel accepted, valued and understood by a me, you'll be able to explore difficult issues and can begin to make sense of your experiences and feelings. When this happens, the intensity of difficult feelings may lessen and become more manageable, options of ways forward might begin to emerge, and views or beliefs can change bringing about a new perspective and a new way of being.

I have an arts background and use creativity as a route to expression with people who find making and creating a helpful and meaningful process.

I work with people from across the spectrums of sexuality and gender identities. I recognise and value the diversity of intimate relationships. I work with children, young people and adults who are neurodivergent. I work with people from different heritage and cultural backgrounds to my own.

I am committed to anti-oppressive practice.

I attend regular training to update my knowledge and skills.

(Qualification certificates available to view on request)

Training, qualifications & experience

I have an MA in counselling and psychotherapy, post graduate certificate in supervision, and a specialist accreditation in working with children and young people. I've worked full time as a psychotherapist since 2014. I've worked in a range of settings and services including schools, colleges, addiction support, hostel environments, Liverpool Women's Hospital, bereavement services, 24 hour helpline support, and CAMHS

In addition to my work as a psychotherapist, I have worked as a university lecturer, counselling trainer, child and adolescent mental health practitioner, parent and family support practitioner, youth project worker and dance + drama teacher in further education.

I'm experienced in working with children, young people and adults who present with a range of issues including: bereavement and loss, anxiety, stress, low mood, family issues, eating difficulties, illness, substance use, cultural issues, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and feelings.