A place to breathe again
If you’ve come here because life feels heavy, because you keep going while something inside grows quieter, this is a small invitation to stop and be seen. Perhaps you cope well on the outside yet feel stuck, overwhelmed, or quietly unravelling within. A tension held for too long, a tiredness that doesn’t lift, a sense of losing your way.
You might be anxious, low, or wondering how you can carry on. If so, you don’t have to stay in that place. Counselling is not a quick fix. It is a steady, conversation that can change how you live inside your life.
Who I Work With
People who appear to manage everything yet feel quietly undone. People who overthink, who hold back, who keep going until they can’t. People who want steadiness, clarity, and a truer sense of themselves.
- Overthinking that exhausts rather than helps
- Avoiding conflict to keep the peace at personal cost
- Doing well outwardly while feeling disconnected inwardly
- Wanting meaning, not just coping strategies
What Begins to Change
Change is slow and real. Over time, clients often notice: calmer sleep, clearer decisions, firmer boundaries, and a renewed sense of direction. These are not promises but common outcomes of steady, relational work.
How I Work
I work relationally and practically. I listen for what is not yet spoken, reflect what you might not see, and offer tools that help you live differently. The work is psychospiritual and integrative; it honours thought, feeling, body, and meaning.
About My Approach
My approach is psychosynthesis — a humanistic, integrative model that includes a spiritual dimension. It attends to the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
The aim is to foster a more integrated, authentic sense of self and purpose.
Testimonials
“With your guidance, I have gained a much clearer insight into myself. For the first time in my life, I feel at peace.”
Past counselling client
“Thank you again, Michael, for the past year of therapy. It has been invaluable and has given me the foundation I need to continue growing, learning, and investing in myself.”
Past counselling client
Frequently asked questions
Additional questions and information can be found here
About me
I’m Michael. I grew up in the West of Ireland and have lived in England for nearly thirty years. I am a practical, compassionate, and collaborative counsellor working with adults in Newcastle and Durham. I trained in counselling and psychology and continue my psychotherapy training in psychosynthesis. I’ve needed help myself, and that shapes how I hold others — with steadiness, respect, and a belief in the possibility of change.
I hold a Diploma in Counselling, a Master’s Degree in Psychology, and I’m continuing my training as a Psychotherapist with the Institute for Psychosynthesis.
Next Steps
A Final Word
Misneach — hope, bravery, heart, courage — is a reminder that change begins quietly. Often with a single step, a single conversation, a single moment of saying: I don’t want to carry this alone anymore.
You’re welcome here.