Michelle Higgins

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MA MBACP (Snr Accred)
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location_on Hoylake, Wirral, CH47
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About me

I am a registered and senior accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am a counsellor/psychotherapist and a qualified supervisor. I work with children, young people and adults. I am passionate about working with children and young people, as well as those who teach, support and care for them. I am 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 am a humanistic person centred counsellor. This means that I follow the lead of my client and seek to really understand their experience. I aim to create a warm and welcoming space so that children, young people and adults feel safe and can begin to build a relationship of trust with me. I believe that when people feel accepted, valued and understood by a counsellor, they are able to explore difficult issues and can begin to make sense of their 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 welcome people who want to explore gender identity, sexuality and the diversity of intimate relationships, people who are neurodiverse, gay, bi-sexual, trans, gender diverse, aromantic, asexual, and heterosexual. 

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

​I am committed to anti-oppressive practice.

I attend regular training to update my knowledge and skills.

​I have strong ethical values and personal integrity.

​(Qualification certificates available to view on request)

Training, qualifications & experience

I have an MA in counselling and psychotherapy and post graduate certificate in supervision. 

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

I am 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.

I welcome people who want to explore gender identity, sexuality and the diversity of intimate relationships,  people who are neurodiverse, gay, bi-sexual, trans, gender diverse, aromantic, asexual, and heterosexual. 

I have worked in a range of services and settings including schools, colleges, addiction support, hostel environments, Liverpool Women's hospital, bereavement services, 24 hour helpline support and CAMHS.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

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Fees

£50.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session

Health Insurance/EAP

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When I work

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Day and evening appointments

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check info

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Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online

I am a senior registered and accredited therapist and supervisor (MA MBACP Snr Accred).

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