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Couples & Individual Counsellor | Professional Supervisor | Counselling Trainer Michelle brings a strong background in pastoral care, having worked alongside pastoral teams to support individuals through life’s challenges. She offers individual and couples counselling, as well as professional supervision in both group and one-on-one settings. Her practice is grounded in trauma-informed approaches, creating a compassionate, safe, and respectful space for every client. Michelle is trained in a range of evidence-based modalities, including: – Level Two Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – And other integrative, client-centred methods Michelle is particularly passionate about working with couples—whether navigating conflict, healing from relational wounds, or simply seeking to strengthen connection. She also supports individuals dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, and the impacts of past trauma or adverse life experiences. Her goal is to offer a safe and collaborative space to explore identity, growth, and meaningful change in life and relationships. As a trainer in counselling and a professional supervisor, Michelle is dedicated to equipping both emerging and established counsellors to discover their unique practice path. Through high-quality professional supervision, she supports their ongoing development, ethical practice, and wellbeing. Michelle is a Level 2 Member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and a registered member of the ACA College of Supervisors. As a professional supervisor, Michelle offers individual and group supervision, tailored to counsellors at all stages of practice. She is particularly passionate about supporting Christian counsellors who seek to integrate faith-based interventions into their work in a sensitive, ethical, and client-centred way. A qualified trainer and assessor, Michelle is deeply invested in the formation of emerging counsellors. She fosters learning environments where supervisees are supported to understand and develop them strengths as counsellors and pastoral care workers, to continue growing clinical skills and to explore their identity as reflective practitioners. Michelle’s therapeutic training includes: • Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level Two) • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) • Integrative and faith-sensitive approaches She also maintains an active counselling practice, working with individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, relational distress, trauma, and life transitions. Her goal is to offer a safe, collaborative, and spiritually supportive space for healing and growth.