Michelle Bentley – Child & Adult Counsellor
Michelle has worked in education since 1998. She worked as an Education Advisor for Children in Care for over 19 years and has an extensive working knowledge of the impact of Attachment and Trauma.
Michelle qualified as a Counsellor in 2022. As a Counsellor, she works 1:1 with clients (adults, children and young people) helping them to recognise their emotional needs and develop their own resilience.
Clients are able to bring any issue or difficulty to their session. What one person may view as trivial may be a huge barrier to another, and vice versa. Michelle often supports children and young people who are navigating difficult situations, such as bereavement and loss, (e.g. death of a loved one, family breakups and coping when a parent is in prison), or the emotional upheaval that comes with moving schools or the stress of SATs and exams.
Michelle uses a variety of resources and therapeutic strategies to ensure her clients feel safe and validated, whilst processing their experiences and feelings. She uses play therapy techniques, and other strategies such as Solution Focused Brief Therapy, to promote the client’s own understanding of their reactions and aid their development of more positive responses.
Michelle is also able to support the adults involved in a child or young person’s life, to help them understand the needs, reactions and responses of the child or young person, to promote a more therapeutic and supportive approach towards them.
Getting Support
Settings can contact Michelle directly to request support
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