Catherine Michell

I  am available to work with young adults and adolescents. I work on a hybrid basis - which is usually a combination of online sessions and the occasional in person session which can be held in London or in Brighton.

I am trained in an integrative way and use a range of methods and theories underpinned by science-backed research in my work, including the use of the creative arts if helpful.

I work in an empathic way to foster a warm therapeutic relationship. I offer a hopeful perspective in all my work. 

I have clinical experience of working therapeutically with those who have experienced trauma and relational loss, and also with struggles with self-esteem, stress, anxiety, depression, self-harm, emotional regulation, ADHD, autism, school issues, family conflict, life transitions and bereavement.

I understand the immigrant experience, having been born in South Africa and then emigrating to the UK as a young adult. I am also mindful of the unique challenges involved in bringing up children as an immigrant within a new culture and without the support structures we sometimes take for granted.

Having previously practised as a Solicitor at a large City firm, I also understand first-hand the impact of the particular pressures involved for individual professionals and for family life. 

Outside of my therapy work I am a longstanding trustee of the Garden Route Children’s Trust, a UK registered charity which funds nutritional school breakfasts for South African children, a role which I care deeply about.