Michaela Murphy

Relationship Counsellor & COACH

I’m passionate about the joy, support and companionship that healthy relationships, of all kinds, can bring to our lives; this is why I chose to train and work in the field of relationship therapy.

I initially trained as a bereavement counsellor and then went do my therapy training with Relate. For the past 11+ years I have loved running my own successful private relationship therapy practice.

In the last couple of years I have been developing a coaching offering alongside my therapy practice, to meet the needs of clients who want to work with me 1:1, at even greater psychological depth and with a broader focus, not just on their relationships.

I worked for many years in TV and video production as a production manager and then as an art director. I got to travel the world and meet all kinds of interesting people, from politicians and artists to actors and animal handlers but, fun as it was, it wasn’t my heart’s calling (despite a short film I art directed winning a BAFTA!)

In 2009 I found my true vocation as a therapist and now a coach, and I’ve not looked back. Being in service to others is my calling in life.

Swapping lively London for a more rural setting, I’ve consciously created a simple and peaceful life with my husband and son in West Sussex. I love to paint and garden in my spare time and these interests help bring a calm, grounded influence to my work with my amazing clients.

Professional TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

I undertook my Relationship Therapy training at the Relate Institute, earning a Post-graduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy. Utilising psychodynamic and systemic theory bases I worked for a number of very happy years for Relate Mid Thames & Bucks becoming one of Relate’s ‘Experienced Relationship Counsellors’, before leaving to begin my private practice.

Prior to working with Relate I trained and worked as a Bereavement Counsellor for the Camden, City, Islington & Westminster Bereavement Service in London, supporting bereaved clients on a one-to-one basis. The impact of bereavement continues to be an area of great interest to me.

I’ve created and delivered healthy relationship sessions in schools - understanding how to navigate relationships well is one of the greatest gifts we can give to our children.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-graduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy - The Relate Institute, University of Hull

• Certificate in Transformation Coaching - The Shamanic Academy

• Certificate in Psychodynamic Couple Counselling - The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships, London

• Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling - School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology, London

• Level 1 - Relational Life Institute

CPD

As part of my commitment to ongoing continuous professional development, this is a selection of the seminars & trainings I’ve attended:

• EMDR Introduction

• Somatic Experiencing

• Mental Health and Couple Counselling

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

• Working with Affairs

• Creative Ways of Helping Bereaved Children and Families

• Working with Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse

• LGBT Inclusion training course for mainstream relationship service providers

• Time-Limited Therapy (working within 6-12 sessions)

• Working with clients from the LGBT Community

• Enabling Children to Speak About Feelings Through Sandplay

• Domestic Violence & Abuse - Awareness, Assessment and Intervention

• Using Narrative Therapy With Couples

• Group Skills for Trainers

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