Michael Leunig, BACP

Michael Leunig is a BACP member and a counsellor and psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom. He has six years of professional experience and speaks English and German. He lists concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief and career concerns among his areas of work.

Michael draws on life experience alongside professional study. He trained in counselling and psychotherapy at Salford University and later studied clinical hypnotherapy. His background includes working for the mental health charity Mind and supporting emergency services through a Blue Lights scheme. He has also worked in NHS surgeries across the North of England using solution-focused methods.

In sessions he uses a person-centred approach and mindfulness as core features. He also offers hypnotherapy and solution-focused techniques where they fit a person's aims. He describes an integrative style, bringing different methods together in practical ways to address what a client wants to change.

Michael says he helps people who feel stuck after grief, trauma, separation or long-term stress. He focuses on helping people identify their own answers and find ways to move forward. He also lists coaching and support for issues such as addiction, chronic pain and relationship communication.

His work has included teaching mindfulness to groups and clinicians and delivering clinical hypnotherapy training. Michael runs a private practice and has been involved in team support roles such as mind coach for a local rugby league team. He asks prospective clients to choose online therapy options and complete a short matching questionnaire to begin.

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