HomeTalk therapy
Talk therapy, shaped to you.
For emotional challenges and the behaviours that keep you stuck. Neuroscience-informed, and shaped to you rather than to a method. In the room, online, or walking along the river.
Most people don’t need one method. They need the right mix, changed as things shift.
I bring together neuroscience-based approaches like BWRT and clinical hypnotherapy with psychodynamic work and practical coaching. We start with what matters most to you and adjust the mix as you go.
Sessions are private, unhurried and paced by you. Some people want to understand where a pattern began. Others just want it to stop. Both are fine.
APHP and NRPC registered. Weekly clinics at The Lodge, online sessions worldwide.
The approaches
Six ways in, one person holding them.
- 01
BWRT
Brain Working Recursive Therapy
Works on the split second before a feeling takes hold, so an old automatic response can be replaced with a new one. You don’t have to go over everything in detail.
- 02
Clinical hypnotherapy
Guided, evidence-based
A focused, relaxed state used to rehearse new responses and settle old ones. You stay aware and in control throughout.
- 03
Psychodynamic therapy
Where patterns come from
Looks at where today’s patterns began, so the ones that repeat in relationships and work start to make sense, and loosen.
- 04
Coaching
Online, in person, or walking
Practical, forward-looking sessions for the decisions and pressures in front of you. Walking sessions follow the Thames path.
- 05
TFT and EFT
Thought Field and Emotional Freedom Technique
Tapping on acupressure points while you focus on a feeling, to take the charge out of it. Easy to learn and use on your own.
- 06
Integrative talk therapy
The right mix for you
Most people get a blend. We start with what you need most and change the approach as things shift.
£40
Your first consultation
45 minutes to understand what is going on and agree a plan. The £40 is redeemable against sessions booked within three months, so it is never wasted.
Where we meet
In the room, online, or on the river path.
- The Lodge, WallingfordA quiet room at 51A High Street, at the weekly clinic.
- Online, anywhereThe same sessions over video, for clients around the world.
- Walking sessionsCoaching side by side along the Thames, for people who think better on the move.
- At your workplaceVisits by arrangement, for individuals and teams.
Often brought to talk therapy
What people come to me with.
Not sure where yours fits? Start with what you’re carrying.
- Phobias, fears and anxietyTalk therapy first
- Stress, burnout and sleepBoth, together
- RelationshipsTalk therapy
- Self-worth, confidence and self-sabotageTalk therapy
- Addiction and destructive behavioursBoth, together
- Trauma, PTSD and cPTSDTalk therapy, paced
- Depression and griefTalk therapy first
In their words
“I was crippled with anxiety when first diagnosed with cancer. Michelle not only helped me to manage the anxiety and panic. She has been instrumental in the relationship I now have with my oncology team, my family, and my self.”
“I reached out to Michelle when my business was failing, and I felt paralysed in how to get myself out of the hole I had got myself in. Now not only can I breathe again, my business has also taken a new lease of life and I feel great.”
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine
Many people combine the two: talk therapy for the patterns, acupuncture for what the body is holding.
ExploreWhat happens next
Three steps, and the first one costs nothing.
- STEP 01
A free discovery call
A short call to hear what is going on and whether I am the right person. No pressure, no script. Book a slot online or ring the clinic.
- STEP 02
Your first session
Talk therapy begins with a 45-minute consultation for £40, redeemable against sessions booked within three months. Acupuncture starts with a health questionnaire and a full first treatment.
- STEP 03
A plan that fits your week
Weekly clinics at The Lodge, Wallingford. Online sessions worldwide. Walking sessions along the Thames. Visits to your place of work by arrangement.