Michaela Kirchem

Michaela Kirchem


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Therapist - London

London NW5
Contact Michaela for session rate.

Features

Availability

Please email to enquire about current availability.

Session fees range from 拢75 to 拢90 depending on time and location. I see clients on a weekly basis.

All sessions are 50 minutes long and cancellation policies are in place. 

About me and my therapy practice

Certain feelings or memories can be difficult to share, even with those close to us. It might be something that happened to you, something you witnessed, or something you carried for so long it felt normal 鈥 until it didn鈥檛. Maybe it鈥檚 something that was never really yours, yet you still find yourself holding onto it.

The longer we carry these experiences, the heavier they can begin to feel. You may notice it in your body 鈥 a weight on your chest, tight shoulders, or the sense of being stuck or wanting to run away. It may also show up in how you feel: anxious, sad, angry, or cut off from people around you.

Counselling can be a space to put some of that weight down for a while. You don鈥檛 have to unpack everything at once, and you don鈥檛 need to share anything before you feel ready.

As a person-centred counsellor, I won鈥檛 analyse you or tell you what to do. Instead, I鈥檒l listen with gentleness, openness and curiosity, so you can explore what you鈥檝e been carrying and decide for yourself what to hold on to and what to let go.

Counselling can be short-term, focusing on something immediate, like a recent bereavement or life change, or it can be a longer journey of exploration and self-discovery.


What鈥檚 next?

Feel free to visit my website, and if you have any questions or would like to take that first step, please get in touch. 

Practice description

Qualifications

I hold a Level 5 Higher Professional Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (糖心官网-accredited course). My practice is rooted in the person-centred approach and I draw on aspects of psychodynamic, relational and mindfulness-based approaches.

Experience

Before starting in private practice, I worked with clients in community services, a drug and substance misuse support agency and a bereavement counselling service.

I have been practicing mindfulness and meditation for more than ten years and completed Level 1 teacher training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at Bangor University鈥檚 Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and the Mindfulness in a One-to-One Context Specialism training with the Mindfulness Network.

Languages

I am bi-lingual and offer counselling in English and German. 

My first session

I offer a 20-minute phone consultation as an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have, speak about availability and get a first feel of what it might be like to work with me.

There is no pressure to commit at this stage and you can decide during or after the phone consultation if you would like to make a first appointment. 

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Menopause, Neurodiversity, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Self esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Trainees

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English, German

Therapist - London

London EC4A
Contact Michaela for session rate.

Features

Availability

Please email to enquire about current availability.

Session fees range from 拢75 to 拢90  depending on time and location.  I see clients on a weekly basis.

All sessions are 50 minutes long and cancellation policies are in place. 

About me and my therapy practice

Certain feelings or memories can be difficult to share, even with those close to us. It might be something that happened to you, something you witnessed, or something you carried for so long it felt normal 鈥 until it didn鈥檛. Maybe it鈥檚 something that was never really yours, yet you still find yourself holding onto it.

The longer we carry these experiences, the heavier they can begin to feel. You may notice it in your body 鈥 a weight on your chest, tight shoulders, or the sense of being stuck or wanting to run away. It may also show up in how you feel: anxious, sad, angry, or cut off from people around you.

Counselling can be a space to put some of that weight down for a while. You don鈥檛 have to unpack everything at once, and you don鈥檛 need to share anything before you feel ready.

As a person-centred counsellor, I won鈥檛 analyse you or tell you what to do. Instead, I鈥檒l listen with gentleness, openness and curiosity, so you can explore what you鈥檝e been carrying and decide for yourself what to hold on to and what to let go.

Counselling can be short-term, focusing on something immediate, like a recent bereavement or life change, or it can be a longer journey of exploration and self-discovery.


What鈥檚 next?

Feel free to visit my website, and if you have any questions or would like to take that first step, please get in touch. 

Practice description

Qualifications

I hold a Level 5 Higher Professional Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (糖心官网-accredited course). My practice is rooted in the person-centred approach and I draw on aspects of psychodynamic, relational and mindfulness-based approaches.  

Experience

Before starting in private practice, I worked with clients in community services, a drug and substance misuse support agency and a bereavement counselling service.

I have been practicing mindfulness and meditation for more than ten years and completed Level 1 teacher training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at Bangor University鈥檚 Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and the Mindfulness in a One-to-One Context Specialism training with the Mindfulness Network. 

Languages 

I am bi-lingual and offer counselling in English and German. 

What I can help with

Abuse, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Menopause, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Trainees

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English, German

Supervisor - London

London NW5
Sessions from £35.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available

About me and my therapy practice

What shapes my supervision practice

I believe in supervision as a uniquely collaborative and supportive space to pause and bring curiosity to your counselling practice and way of being as a counsellor or psychotherapist.

鈥淲e can choose the lens we look through but the context of supervision offers us the space to inquire into the way how we are looking.鈥 Robin Shohet - In Love with Supervision

I bring a contemporary integrative perspective to my supervision, exploring the common ground between person-centred experiential counselling and psychodynamic, phenomenological and relational approaches. I am a Licensed Practitioner of Person-Centred Counselling for Depression, an NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) approved modality, and am completing specialist training to supervise PCE-CfD practitioners and practitioners in training. My own practice spans both a small private practice and an NHS-commissioned counselling service, which means I understand the very different demands and contexts counsellors navigate day to day.

I am currently completing my supervision training at the Centre for Supervision and Team Development London as well as a Diploma in Supervision for Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression at Metanoia Institute.

Practice description

How I offer supervision

The supervisory relationship is at the heart of what I offer. I work with individuals and groups, in person in NW5 or SE15, and online. I typically offer supervision on a regular fortnightly basis, as I find this rhythm supports a relationship in which we can make the most of the time together.

While I am completing the required hours for my supervision training, I offer sessions at a reduced rate of 拢35 per 50 minutes until November 2026.

Ich biete Supervision auch auf Deutsch an 鈥 f眉r muttersprachliche und bilinguale Therapeut:innen sowie Fachkr盲fte in helfenden Berufen und anderen professionellen T盲tigkeitsfeldern.

Types of therapy

Emotionally focused therapy, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Trainees

Languages spoken

English, German

Supervisor - London

London SE15
Sessions from £35.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available

About me and my therapy practice

What shapes my supervision practice

I believe in supervision as a uniquely collaborative and supportive space to pause and bring curiosity to your counselling practice and way of being as a counsellor or psychotherapist. 

鈥淲e can choose the lens we look through but the context of supervision offers us the space to inquire into the way how we are looking.鈥 Robin Shohet - In Love with Supervision

I bring a contemporary integrative perspective to my supervision, exploring the common ground between person-centred experiential counselling and psychodynamic, phenomenological and relational approaches. I am a Licensed Practitioner of Person-Centred Counselling for Depression, an NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) approved modality, and am completing specialist training to supervise PCE-CfD practitioners and practitioners in training. My own practice spans both a small private practice and an NHS-commissioned counselling service, which means I understand the very different demands and contexts counsellors navigate day to day.

I am currently completing my supervision training at the Centre for Supervision and Team Development London as well as a Diploma in Supervision for Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression at Metanoia Institute.

Practice description

How I offer supervision

The supervisory relationship is at the heart of what I offer. I work with individuals and groups, in person in NW5 or SE15, and online. I typically offer supervision on a regular fortnightly basis, as I find this rhythm supports a relationship in which we can make the most of the time together.

While I am completing the required hours for my supervision training, I offer sessions at a reduced rate of 拢35 per 50 minutes until November 2026.

Ich biete Supervision auch auf Deutsch an 鈥 f眉r muttersprachliche und bilinguale Therapeut:innen sowie Fachkr盲fte in helfenden Berufen und anderen professionellen T盲tigkeitsfeldern.

Types of therapy

Emotionally focused therapy, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Organisations, Trainees

Languages spoken

English, German