Your story matters.

I’m Michelle (she/her), and I support women and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who may already know exercises and techniques that could help, but need the right support to get there.

I help people find steadiness, self-trust, and genuine self-acceptance through a grounded therapeutic relationship focused on your needs, ambivalences, and desires.

Real change happens only at the pace your body and mind can safely integrate new experiences. I work beyond symptom management, getting to the root causes of distress.

Your life is unique, and I meet you right where you are, gently, consistently, and honestly.

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Through our work together, you’ll build the skills and confidence you need to thrive in your goals and relationships, while strengthening your sense of self.

We do this in three main ways.

Relational Work

By having a new kind of experience within our therapeutic relationship, you begin to form a new internal blueprint—one rooted in safety, trust, and authenticity. Your brain and body start to rewire old patterns, allowing you to relate to others and yourself with greater compassion, clarity, and resilience. This relational healing becomes a foundation for lasting change.

Somatic Work

You’ll learn tools that support self-awareness, self-trust, and self-regulation by tuning into your body’s signals. This helps deepen your ability to feel grounded and safe in your own experience. You’ll gradually build the capacity to calm yourself more quickly, energise yourself when needed, and rest when your body needs it.

Integration

You’ll have a safe, steady place to return to— after being out in the wild, trying out new ways of being with yourself and others. Within the warmth of a trusting relationship, we can explore what these new experiences are bringing up for you.

You’ll have room to make a mess and to build your self-compassion along the way. Because work in therapy isn’t about getting it perfect—it’s about gentle repetition, with support, until change begins to settle in.

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I’m dedicated to helping people restore hope in their capacity for resilience and growth.

My training in embodied psychotherapies, LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy, and person-centred approaches allows me to hold space for a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship.

With over ten years of experience working with adults across the US and UK, I bring a breadth and depth of understanding of the wide range of human experiences and responses to therapy. I aim to attune and adjust to your needs, so that you can feel the freedom and ease to explore what matters most — ultimately working toward greater peace, self-awareness, and connection in your life.

Credentials

I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling from the University of Leeds and a Master of Science with Distinction in Dance and Movement in Creative Arts Therapy from Pratt Institute in New York City.

Professional Membership:

National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society - NCPS

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Upcoming Presentations

Radical Resonance: Queer Embodiment, Co-regulation and Femifesto Writing at Lesbian Lives Conference 2025, NYC

Selection of Recent Training

LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Care Specialist: Clinical Skills for Trauma Recovery, Identity Development, and Inclusive Practices

Somatic Therapies for Complex Trauma (CCTP-II) — Arielle Schwartz, Abi Blakeslee and Janina Fisher
Janina Fisher's Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP-I)

Diploma in Diversity, Cultural Competence, Race, and Anti-Discrimination Embedded into Therapeutic Practice — The AntiDiscrimination Focus #TADF
Women's Mental Health Specialist Certificate, PESI
Black Feminism and Womanism: Therapeutic Perspectives — Claudia Coussins, Feminist Therapy Network
Birthing from a Trans Perspective — Jacob Stokoe, Make Birth Better
Reproductive Trauma: Essential Tools for Infertility, Pregnancy Loss, Birth Trauma, and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders, PESI

Therapy Style

Warm, attuned, engaged, direct, collaborative, and relatable.

Favourite quote

“The fact that a person has lost her way, is injured, wandering, or wondering, is an important part of her story. Injury, in a symbolic sense, always marks the place where the ‘treasure’ will be found.”

Clarissa Pinkola Estés