{"id":17,"date":"2023-02-01T16:54:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T16:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avadawebsites.wpengine.com\/life-coach\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:14:44","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

About Me and My Approach<\/h1><\/div>

“Having someone trust me with their experiences, seeing someone begin to recognise what is in their heart, starting to understand what self-love can be and how that can impact the connections and relationships they have, is a privilege.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

I believe relationship and connection are powerful and impact our lives in many ways.<\/p>\n

Taking that step to seek counselling can be a big deal. As a therapist, I value each person I work with as an individual and recognise it can be challenging to be vulnerable and to share their story with me. I am there to walk alongside someone, supporting them as they explore their life and experiences.<\/p>\n

At the heart of my counselling is a desire to nurture a relationship built on trust, always putting you at the centre.<\/p>\n

My work as an integrative therapist enables me to adapt our work together, so that we move at a pace that suits you and move forward in a way that best suits your needs. In doing so, I draw on different counselling and psychotherapy practices, always putting you at the centre to ensure we are working in a way that you feel comfortable with.<\/p>\n

I currently work across a variety of settings and age groups. I provide therapy for adults and young people <\/strong>in an agency setting as well as providing therapy for adults as part of Michelle McLeish Counselling. I have worked in the corporate world, in education settings and the charity sector.<\/p>\n

My experience in various settings helps me maintain a diverse perspective on the challenges people face and my aim is that every person I work with feels heard and feels safe in the space we create together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Training & Qualifications:<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
    \n
  • Registered Member:<\/strong>\u00a0British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)<\/li>\n
  • Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Safeguarding for Adults, Children and Young People (2025) <\/strong>\n
      \n
    • (Advanced Certificate in Safeguarding for Designated Leads 2025)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • HM Government PREVENT Training<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Up-to-date DBS Check<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
      <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAbout Me - MMCounselling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Me - MMCounselling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MMCounselling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-17T16:14:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17\",\"name\":\"About Me - MMCounselling\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-01T16:54:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-17T16:14:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Me\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/\",\"name\":\"MMCounselling\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About Me - MMCounselling","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About Me - MMCounselling","og_url":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17","og_site_name":"MMCounselling","article_modified_time":"2026-06-17T16:14:44+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17","url":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17","name":"About Me - MMCounselling","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-02-01T16:54:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-17T16:14:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?page_id=17#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About Me"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/","name":"MMCounselling","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmcounselling.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}