About me

Do you want to experience more joy in your life? Maybe you lack lustre, feel blocked or stuck, have a sense you are living a life that is too small for you; a life that is not your own.

Maybe it seems as though things will never change.

In the pursuit of perfection, adapting to the status quo, trying to get it ‘right’, making sure we’re not wrong. We forget who we really are.

I know what it’s like to get in your own way. To believe that it begins and ends with you. To believe there are huge worldly forces also working against you. Collapsing under the weight of it. Fighting it. Trying to hide from it. Running away.

I also know what it’s like to be helped. For life to change. For people to help you change your life. To discover more of what life is. Who you are. What you are doing here.

I am a body-centred psychotherapist who works creatively using movement, imagination, myth, dreaming, art, metaphor, whatever interests you, to support you in the discovery of who you are. I sit alongside you as you discover the sense and texture of your lived experience. I listen and trust the body’s intelligence, to follow its emerging movements and sensations. By exploring these connections through movement and creativity, we can open up whole new pathways for healing and personal growth.

My approach draws on the intersections of psychoanalytic, transpersonal, intersubjective, person centred and process work ideas. My work is trauma informed. I have a dedication to fore-fronting power dynamics, oppression and marginalisation.

I bring my own vulnerability to meet you in yours. At the heart of this work is the building of a trusted relationship between you and I. In this collaboration we will give presence to what emerges between us. We may explore how your past experiences and early relationships have shaped aspects of you whilst helping you create the life you long to live.

Everything that we need to change already exists within us. Sometimes we need help to find our way back. To ourselves. At our own pace. I stay with you as you gather close to yourself, through the highs and the lows of this day-to-day work.

There is a simplicity waiting to be revealed in even the most tightly knotted ball of yarn.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a dance movement psychotherapist accredited with the Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapists (ADMP UK). I am a member of Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility.

I have a background of sixteen years experience in the field of personal growth and mental and emotional health. I have worked in schools, alternative educational provisions, women's aid, drug and alcohol services, third sector therapeutic organisations as well as with people seeking asylum and refugee status.

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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

Additional information

I offer a sliding scale. Please enquire for more information.

Further information

I work one to one with adults, offering sessions online and outdoors. I also facilitate groups.

I also offer consultation sessions to support parents and carers who are looking to deepen their understanding of their child’s specific emotional needs. This is a space for reflection and to gain practical tools to foster nurturing and healthy family dynamics.

I offer a free half hour initial meeting. If you would like to arrange a time to speak to see if we would work well together you can email me at TherapyMWB@proton.me

Michelle Warner Borrow