I am a therapist working to help you understand yourself, regulate your emotions and build boundaries.
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I hope that together, we can find the way forward that you're looking for.
Counsellor, MBACP
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Hello, I'm Mike
online counselling for neurodivergent people
I believe in keeping ourselves grounded,
while we explore our very human experiences of feeling stuck, making mistakes, and finding a way through difficult times.
My interests and specialisms:
Shame
Anger
Self esteem
Boundaries
Autism
ADHD
Regulating emotions
Anxiety
Depression
LGBTQIA+ friendly
My practice
Pluralistic
By offering you a variety of techniques, I hope to support you in different ways at different stages of your journey
Parts work
By understanding the different parts of who you are, we can understand why you're experiencing internal conflict and what you might really want
Existential work
By understanding yourself in context - in relation to people around you, to culture, and to concepts like uncertainty, morality and meaning, we can develop self compassion
Regulation strategies
By learning some practical regulation strategies, you can start to guide your overwhelming feelings and regulate when things are hard
Neurodivergent practice
I offer counselling for neurodivergent people, and I enhance my practice with these skills:
• Neurodivergent mentoring and coaching
• Executive functioning support
• Goal setting and accountability
• Collaborative, strengths-based practice
• Emotional regulation strategies
• Building confidence and independence
• Practical problem-solving
• Transparent communication
• Safeguarding and risk assessment
• Relationship building
• Motivational support •Professional boundaries
Experience
Keystone Counselling
2022 - present
Offering counselling and coaching to support people to understand themselves, process shame, regulate emotions and practice coping techniques
Core counselling training including supporting clients with therapeutic approaches, exploring feelings, working at depth with traumaÂ
HND and HNC Counselling
Fife College and Edinburgh College
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Supported teenage boys within a residential treatment program. Helped young people identify needs and develop healthier coping strategies.
Supported older adults to maintain independence
6 years as a Support Worker
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Continued Training
Certificate in Group Facilitation (Spirit Project) (2026)
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (2026)
Training in Counselling Autistic Adults, Autism and Trauma, Mindfulness Teacher Training
My counselling space
I practice online, from my cosy home office.
Diversity
I work to experience your world from your perspective, and I will always listen to your understanding of your life. We may have differences or similarities in terms of culture, race, sexuality, gender, background and more. I hope to support you as well as I can, and I am always open to learning.
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I am from South Africa and I am neurodivergent. I feel this informs my perspective on life, culture and difference. I particularly work with autistic people and people with ADHD.
