Michelle Baker - Clinical Supervisor

Michelle Baker is an Integrative, BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor. She holds a Diploma in Clinical Supervision, a MSc in Clinical Hypnotherapy, a Dip. Addiction Counselling, a Dip. Integrative Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, a BA in Counselling and a Higher Education Certificate in Psychology. Her qualifications also include a Diploma in CBT/ Mindfulness and a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCE) for teaching.

Michelle’s integrative approach focuses mainly on humanistic, CBT and psychodynamic therapy, with interest in trauma, mindfulness and EMDR commonly used within her therapeutic work. Her vast experience includes working in a prison setting with men on an addiction recovery program, within organisations such as Victim Support, bereavement services, sexual abuse agencies and currently for insurance companies. Since 2005, Michelle also holds the role of lead counselling tutor and coordinator at a London adult college, lecturing on the Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, in addition to Level 2 Counselling Skills and Level 3 Counselling Studies.

Michelle brings creativity into supervision to encourage insight and to enhance curiosity within the relationship between client and counsellor. She works collaboratively in encouraging exploration with her supervisees on an implicit and explicit level, exploring patterns of relating and supporting new trainees to work coherently with a client’s presenting issue.