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Would you like to make changes in your life that improve your happiness, confidence and wellbeing?
Hi, are you finding it difficult to cope at the moment, Struggling with anxiety, depression, or low self esteem,. Are you feeling overwhelmed with uncomfortable feelings or thoughts. Facing tough decisions or a stage in your life. Maybe you feel numb, confused and unsure what to do. Have you experienced a bereavement or loss and feel completely alone, and isolated, like nobody understands what you are going through.
Do you feel you're not the person you used to be, and know that now is the time for you to reach out for support?
Hello, my name is Michelle, I am a qualified counsellor for adults. People come to counselling for a variety of reasons, commonly including anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-worth or confidence. But often many people are uncertain about what they are going through or why, they feel confused, isolated, and overwhelmed.
My calm and friendly approach to counselling is exactly what many people need when facing challenges, inner turmoil and distress in their lives. A safe and supportive space where you can share your thoughts and feelings is essential in order to process what you are going through. This can be incredibly empowering for people as they develop a greater understanding of themselves and others. Counselling creates a opportunity for you to gain deeper self awareness which leads to making effective changes in your life or finding ways of coping with the problems you are facing.
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The Benefits of Counselling
In my experience as a professional counsellor, I believe that most people can benefit from some level of counselling. Whether it's gaining clarity to make tough decisions, resolving past traumas or charting a new course in life, counselling can help. My approach offers a safe and confidential space to discuss your concerns and work towards a brighter future. Whether you're dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem issues, or relationship challenges, I am here to provide you with the support you need to learn how to manage and move in the direction of resolving your challenges.
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Face to face or online sessions are available. I am based in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire which is easily accessible from March, Huntingdon, Ely, and surrounding areas. I work from the privacy of my garden office and have ample free off-road parking. I offer 60 min sessions at a fee of £50 per session.
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​ Feel free to contact me for a free 15 min chat and to see if counselling can help you, without any obligation. You can use the chat function at the bottom of this page or email me, as well as call or text. if I am unable to take your call, please feel free to leave a message on my confidential voicemail and I will get back to you. I aim to respond to all correspondence as quickly as possible.
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Email Michellecobbinfo@gmail.com
TEL 07360 287 003
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If you need urgent support, please contact your GP or call 111, option 2.
The Samaritans can be reached 24 hours a day on 116 123
Lifeline: the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Helpline
on Freephone 0808 808 2121 between 9.00 am and 11.00 pm daily
SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (Open 4.30pm – 10.30pm daily)
Why Counselling?
Life can be challenging and stressful at times, that's all part of being human, but for so many people life becomes far more than challenging. It becomes so overwhelming that you lose your sense of hope and direction. When life is stressful or full of anxiety and uncertainty, you often experience emotional difficulties that cause such distress that it impacts your daily life, a sense of free falling out of control can be experienced.
Feeling that you can no longer cope can be frightening, a sense of helplessness often grows, alongside increasing isolation. For some people, counselling provides the space to offload and begin to see the tree from the woods. For others, time and space are needed to process what they are experiencing.
Whatever is troubling you, you do not have to struggle alone or in silence. Counselling is where you can focus on yourself, allow yourself to explore your concerns or issues and gain a better understanding of yourself.
Counselling provides the time to focus to gain a deeper insight of yourself, to become clearer on what is affecting you and why. Enabling you to see different perspectives and possible root causes of your distress or difficulties. With awareness comes opportunity for change.
You can take steps that will help you feel less stressed, calmer and more at ease with yourself and the world around you.
Because I believe that as you progress with your counselling, your self-awareness will increase, you have the opportunity to see yourself and your world with more clarity.
You can reassess what is important to you, if your beliefs, valves, and thought processes are in line with who you really are. or want to be. This gives you a starting place to make positive changes that can improve your self-esteem and overall happiness
How can Counselling help you?
As we work together, I will support you all the way to make sense of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. I offer compassion and connection in our therapeutic relationship where you will feel seen, heard, understood, validated, and respected for who you are. We can work together to achieve any goals you may have at a pace that is right for you. You will never be under any pressure to disclose anything you do not wish to do so. Because this can be powering and validating, it can be the starting point for you to find and build your inner strengths and resources which lead to a sense of hope and possibility for the future.
Unravelling any confusion or uncertainty you are feeling helps you to reflect and process complicated or difficult emotions, anger, sadness or guilt. I will encourage and support you as you find your way through, to understand yourself more clearly. This may involve finding strategies to cope with stress or anxiety, or ways of managing difficult emotions, leaving you feeling more in control, with a calmer and relaxed outlook.
Because as you gain self-awareness of how your thoughts and feelings are potentially influencing you, recognising and altering limiting beliefs or behaviours becomes a possibility. You can find what is important to you and how you would like to live your life. You can learn new ways of relating and behaving. Because this can lead to a sense of empowerment, your self-confidence and self-worth can increase. Life becomes less of a uphill struggle and more fulfilling.
Talking freely and openly without fear of ever being judged or criticised releases stress and tension, enabling you to think and understand yourself more clearly, to see different perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of yourself. This enables you to work out what is best for you, to find solutions which instils hope, self-confidence, and helps to grow self-acceptance. Enabling you to take steps to become happier, more fulfilled with an overall improved sense of wellbeing.
I can support you to make sense of and process your past experiences. To see how your life and present situations may have been influenced by your past. Healing from past wounds enables you to live more fully in the present, more at peace with yourself and the world around you. It helps to build a sense of stability, self-worth and self compassion which can change your mindset and move you into a happier and more content way of living.
What can counselling help with?
Anxiety
Depression
Low self-worth
Loss of identity
Grief and Loss
Emotional Struggles
Difficult feelings and thoughts
Life transitions
Empty Nest Syndrome
Relationships
Decision Making
Uncertainty and Confusion
Domestic Violence
Loss of Direction
Low Mood
Difficult and Challenging Circumstances
Abuse and Trauma
Sadness and Loneliness
Processing and healing past experiences
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Counselling does not work for everyone all the time. But has the potential to help many people with a wide scope of problems, concerns, issues, and difficulties, many of which are not listed above.
Evidence shows that the relationship between myself and you is one of the most crucial factors, so I will always commit to working to my best of my ability, to be open and compassionate to ensure you feel safe and comfortable. Meeting your needs, aims and agenda will always be our goal.
I will listen to you calmy and non-judgementally, to understand you and your experiences. Because every person is a unique individual with their personal lived experience, every counselling journey is also unique.
​Taking the First Step
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Reaching out for help is the first step, often the most difficult, I know how hard talking to a stranger may seem, how anxious or scared you may feel about contacting me, so I always offer a free 15 min in person, telephone, or online chat for us to talk with no obligation. We won't go into any depth, just an overview of what has brought you to counselling now. This helps me to understand how I can help you.
You can ask any questions you may have and gain a sense of how and if working together can be helpful for you. If after our chat, you feel comfortable and ready, we can arrange a first session. if you'd like to take some time to decide I can call you back at an agreed time.
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It's important that you have time to reflect and decide if working with me is right for you. You are always in control and if you decide that you would like to begin counselling, we will arrange our first session. There's more info about initial contact on my blog page.
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Don't hesitate to get in touch if you need support and would like to see if counselling can help you. You can use the chat function at the bottom of this page or email me, as well as call or text. if I am unable to take your call, please feel free to leave a message on my confidential voicemail and I will get back to you. I aim to respond to all correspondence as quickly as possible.
