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Michaela combined her passion for horses and counselling psychotherapy to enable her to offer EFP and help others discover the positive benefits of learning about themselves through their experiences with the herd. Michaela has owned and worked with horses for over 40 years.
In her teens Michaela volunteered to work with horses, supporting RDA clients within a riding school setting. It was through volunteering at this establishment that Michaela first became aware of the special connection between horse and rider, engaging with the concept of horses as helpers. Horses are emotionally intelligent sentient beings, that absorb others’ feelings, and are therefore particularly adept at facilitating therapeutic learning for clients.
Qualifications
- MBACP Integrative Counsellor
- Level 4 Equine Facilitated Practitioner Diploma
- Level 2 Certificate Awareness of Mental Health Problems
Memberships
- Mentor with Athena Herd Foundation
- NLP Practitioner
Experience
In 2012 Michaela began to train as an Integrative Counsellor and for the past nine years has worked within a Charity as a Support Worker and Therapist, working with young people and adult survivors of trauma and abuse.
Michaela has her own private practice in Kent offering EFP, generic Counselling and CBT.
