Mike Swift

This listing is for online/Zoom therapy.

I work Tuesday to Friday and currently have some space at various times - please reach out for my latest availability.

Being human can be really hard. We all experience the pain, constant hard work, uncertainty and inevitable losses that are part of life. There’s a lot of beauty in life, and much suffering. It’s likely that if you are here, you are moving through life with unhealed wounds from the past. It can be hard to reach out for help - I know it well myself. I aim to support you from the beginning in ways that work for you. People say that I am very open, down-to-earth and easy to talk to.

The work we will do aims to create a sense of grounding in your life, to walk with you through the challenges you face in order to make sense of what’s happening and find ways of not only coping, but moving forwards with a renewed sense of purpose.

We do this by building a trusting relationship in which you feel free to explore any and all aspects of your experience without judgement. I work with you to increase your resources, self-esteem and trust in your own capacity. Flowing from this is the practical work of effecting positive change in your life.

We will likely be exploring your past experience and how this has shaped the way you are now. Commonly, ways of coping that were once necessary keep on playing out in our present life causing us to suffer. Therapy can be a place to find different, more fulfilling ways being.

In order to heal and grow, I believe that we need to become more familiar with our deeper layers of embodied feeling, often areas that are hidden and hard to put into words. With this goal, I work in a somatic way, paying attention with you to what your body might be communicating.

Invariably our problems are relational on some level, involving the people in our present, or past life. We will likely be looking at the origins of how you experience relationships, how others relate to you, how you relate to yourself - and the ways in which an increased knowledge of all this can be beneficially applied in your life.

If this sounds good, drop me a line to arrange for a free, no-obligation Zoom call about working together.

First, you will want to know about me.

I have extensive training over seven years: an advanced level 6 counselling diploma from the well respected BCPC in Bath, couples therapy training with the School of Relational Couples Therapy, and recently I completed a second professional diploma in Depth Relational Process, grounded in Jungian and Groffian Depth Psychology.

My work is grounded in Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Existential, Internal Family Systems modalities, with a deep reverence for the inherent wisdom and healing capacity of the psyche.

I am BACP registered, fully insured and my work is overseen by a qualified clinical supervisor. I am also a member of a small, long-term peer supervision group as an additional support to my work. I have my own personal therapy and see my own personal development work as a lifelong endeavour.

The work we do is fully confidential, with the standard caveat that I may sometimes take our work to supervision to make sure that I am providing the best possible service for you.

I seek regular feedback from you to ensure that the work we are doing is helpful. I have not received any complaints, but do have a clear procedure in place should this ever arise.

All of this gives you some guarantee that, if you choose to contact me, you are contacting a therapist who is well trained, passionate about the work, ethical and accountable.

Finding a therapist you click with is vital. I offer a free, no-obligation initial Zoom meeting so we can get a sense of whether we're a good fit.

Drop me a line and we'll take it from there.

This listing is for online/Zoom therapy.

I work Tuesday to Friday and currently have some space at various times - please reach out for my latest availability.

Being human can be really hard. We all experience the pain, constant hard work, uncertainty and inevitable losses that are part of life. There’s a lot of beauty in life, and much suffering. It’s likely that if you are here, you are moving through life with unhealed wounds from the past. It can be hard to reach out for help - I know it well myself. I aim to support you from the beginning in ways that work for you. People say that I am very open, down-to-earth and easy to talk to.

The work we will do aims to create a sense of grounding in your life, to walk with you through the challenges you face in order to make sense of what’s happening and find ways of not only coping, but moving forwards with a renewed sense of purpose.

We do this by building a trusting relationship in which you feel free to explore any and all aspects of your experience without judgement. I work with you to increase your resources, self-esteem and trust in your own capacity. Flowing from this is the practical work of effecting positive change in your life.

We will likely be exploring your past experience and how this has shaped the way you are now. Commonly, ways of coping that were once necessary keep on playing out in our present life causing us to suffer. Therapy can be a place to find different, more fulfilling ways being.

In order to heal and grow, I believe that we need to become more familiar with our deeper layers of embodied feeling, often areas that are hidden and hard to put into words. With this goal, I work in a somatic way, paying attention with you to what your body might be communicating.

Invariably our problems are relational on some level, involving the people in our present, or past life. We will likely be looking at the origins of how you experience relationships, how others relate to you, how you relate to yourself - and the ways in which an increased knowledge of all this can be beneficially applied in your life.

First, you will want to know about me.

I have extensive training over seven years: an advanced level 6 counselling diploma from the well respected BCPC in Bath, couples therapy training with the School of Relational Couples Therapy, and recently I completed a second professional diploma in Depth Relational Process, grounded in Jungian and Groffian Depth Psychology.

My work is grounded in Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Existential, Internal Family Systems modalities, with a deep reverence for the inherent wisdom and healing capacity of the psyche.

I am BACP registered, fully insured and my work is overseen by a qualified clinical supervisor. I am also a member of a small, long-term peer supervision group as an additional support to my work. I have my own personal therapy and see my own personal development work as a lifelong endeavour.

The work we do is fully confidential, with the standard caveat that I may sometimes take our work to supervision to make sure that I am providing the best possible service for you.

I seek regular feedback from you to ensure that the work we are doing is helpful. I have not received any complaints, but do have a clear procedure in place should this ever arise.

All of this gives you some guarantee that, if you choose to contact me, you are contacting a therapist who is well trained, passionate about the work, ethical and accountable.

Finding a therapist you click with is vital. I offer a free, no-obligation initial Zoom meeting so we can get a sense of whether we're a good fit.

Drop me a line.

This listing is for online/Zoom therapy. 

I work Tuesday to Friday and currently have some space at various times - please reach out for my latest availability.

Being human can be really hard. We all experience the pain, constant hard work, uncertainty and inevitable losses that are part of life. There’s a lot of beauty in life, and much suffering. It’s likely that if you are here, you are moving through life with unhealed wounds from the past. It can be hard to reach out for help - I know it well myself. I aim to support you from the beginning in ways that work for you. People say that I am very open, down-to-earth and easy to talk to.

The work we will do aims to create a sense of grounding in your life, to walk with you through the challenges you face in order to make sense of what’s happening and find ways of not only coping, but moving forwards with a renewed sense of purpose.

We do this by building a trusting relationship in which you feel free to explore any and all aspects of your experience without judgement. I work with you to increase your resources, self-esteem and trust in your own capacity. Flowing from this is the practical work of effecting positive change in your life.

We will likely be exploring your past experience and how this has shaped the way you are now. Commonly, ways of coping that were once necessary keep on playing out in our present life causing us to suffer. Therapy can be a place to find different, more fulfilling ways being.

In order to heal and grow, I believe that we need to become more familiar with our deeper layers of embodied feeling, often areas that are hidden and hard to put into words. With this goal, I work in a somatic way, paying attention with you to what your body might be communicating.

Invariably our problems are relational on some level, involving the people in our present, or past life. We will likely be looking at the origins of how you experience relationships, how others relate to you, how you relate to yourself - and the ways in which an increased knowledge of all this can be beneficially applied in your life.

If this sounds good, drop me a line to arrange for a free, no-obligation Zoom call about working together.

First, you will want to know about me.

I have extensive training over seven years: an advanced level 6 counselling diploma from the well respected BCPC in Bath, couples therapy training with the School of Relational Couples Therapy, and recently I completed a second professional diploma in Depth Relational Process, grounded in Jungian and Groffian Depth Psychology.

My work is grounded in Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Existential, Internal Family Systems modalities, with a deep reverence for the inherent wisdom and healing capacity of the psyche.

I am BACP registered, fully insured and my work is overseen by a qualified clinical supervisor. I am also a member of a small, long-term peer supervision group as an additional support to my work. I have my own personal therapy and see my own personal development work as a lifelong endeavour.

The work we do is fully confidential, with the standard caveat that I may sometimes take our work to supervision to make sure that I am providing the best possible service for you.

I seek regular feedback from you to ensure that the work we are doing is helpful. I have not received any complaints, but do have a clear procedure in place should this ever arise.

All of this gives you some guarantee that, if you choose to contact me, you are contacting a therapist who is well trained, passionate about the work, ethical and accountable.

Finding a therapist you click with it vital. I offer a free, no-obligation initial Zoom meeting so we can get a sense of whether we're a good fit.

Drop me a line.

This listing is for online/Zoom therapy.

I work Tuesday to Friday and currently have some space at various times - please reach out for my latest availability.

Being human can be really hard. We all experience the pain, constant hard work, uncertainty and inevitable losses that are part of life. There’s a lot of beauty in life, and much suffering. It’s likely that if you are here, you are moving through life with unhealed wounds from the past. It can be hard to reach out for help - I know it well myself. I aim to support you from the beginning in ways that work for you. People say that I am very open, down-to-earth and easy to talk to.

The work we will do aims to create a sense of grounding in your life, to walk with you through the challenges you face in order to make sense of what’s happening and find ways of not only coping, but moving forwards with a renewed sense of purpose.

We do this by building a trusting relationship in which you feel free to explore any and all aspects of your experience without judgement. I work with you to increase your resources, self-esteem and trust in your own capacity. Flowing from this is the practical work of effecting positive change in your life.

We will likely be exploring your past experience and how this has shaped the way you are now. Commonly, ways of coping that were once necessary keep on playing out in our present life causing us to suffer. Therapy can be a place to find different, more fulfilling ways being.

In order to heal and grow, I believe that we need to become more familiar with our deeper layers of embodied feeling, often areas that are hidden and hard to put into words. With this goal, I work in a somatic way, paying attention with you to what your body might be communicating.

Invariably our problems are relational on some level, involving the people in our present, or past life. We will likely be looking at the origins of how you experience relationships, how others relate to you, how you relate to yourself - and the ways in which an increased knowledge of all this can be beneficially applied in your life.

If this sounds good, drop me a line to arrange for a free, no-obligation Zoom call about working together.

First, you will want to know about me.

I have extensive training over seven years: an advanced level 6 counselling diploma from the well respected BCPC in Bath, couples therapy training with the School of Relational Couples Therapy, and recently I completed a second professional diploma in Depth Relational Process, grounded in Jungian and Groffian Depth Psychology.

My work is grounded in Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Existential, Internal Family Systems modalities, with a deep reverence for the inherent wisdom and healing capacity of the psyche.

I am BACP registered, fully insured and my work is overseen by a qualified clinical supervisor. I am also a member of a small, long-term peer supervision group as an additional support to my work. I have my own personal therapy and see my own personal development work as a lifelong endeavour.

The work we do is fully confidential, with the standard caveat that I may sometimes take our work to supervision to make sure that I am providing the best possible service for you.

I seek regular feedback from you to ensure that the work we are doing is helpful. I have not received any complaints, but do have a clear procedure in place should this ever arise.

All of this gives you some guarantee that, if you choose to contact me, you are contacting a therapist who is well trained, passionate about the work, ethical and accountable.

Finding a therapist you click with is vital. I offer a free, no-obligation initial Zoom meeting so we can get a sense of whether we're a good fit.

Drop me a line.

I work Tuesday to Friday and currently have some space at various times - please reach out for latest availability.

Being human can be really hard. We all experience the pain, constant hard work, uncertainty and inevitable losses that are part of life. There’s a lot of beauty in life, and much suffering. It’s likely that if you are here, you are moving through life with unhealed wounds from the past. It can be hard to reach out for help - I know it well myself. I aim to support you from the beginning in ways that work for you. People say that I am very open, down-to-earth and easy to talk to. 

The work we will do aims to create a sense of grounding in your life, to walk with you through the challenges you face in order to make sense of what’s happening and find ways of not only coping, but moving forwards with a renewed sense of purpose.

We do this by building a trusting relationship in which you feel free to explore any and all aspects of your experience without judgement. I work with you to increase your resources, self-esteem and trust in your own capacity. Flowing from this is the practical work of effecting positive change in your life.

We will likely be exploring your past experience and how this has shaped the way you are now. Commonly, ways of coping that were once necessary keep on playing out in our present life causing us to suffer. Therapy can be a place to find different, more fulfilling ways being.

In order to heal and grow, I believe that we need to become more familiar with our deeper layers of embodied feeling, often areas that are hidden and hard to put into words. With this goal, I work in a somatic way, paying attention with you to what your body might be communicating.

Invariably our problems are relational on some level, involving the people in our present, or past life. We will likely be looking at the origins of how you experience relationships, how others relate to you, how you relate to yourself - and the ways in which an increased knowledge of all this can be beneficially applied in your life.

I also work with couples who want to improve their relationship. Perhaps the feelings you once had have changed. Perhaps this has built slowly over time, or a life transition or event has brought things to a head. Either way - something needs to change in the relationship. Perhaps you're at the stage where it's either - things have to improve - or you separate. Often, a build up of resentment and disappointment has slowly eroded the relationship. This needs to be understood, addressed and processed in order to move back into the healthy, growthful relationship you both want and deserve. Part of my task will be noticing and stopping what's happening between you and helping you to do things differently.

Commonly, the situation between a couple has reached crisis point by the time couples counselling is sought. If your desire to stay together is still strong, and you are willing to work at it, my goal as a couples therapist is to notice and to intervene in the patterns and shapes that you are co-creating, to assist you as a couple to re-establish communication and empathy where is has broken down. I will provide communication advice and exercises - to be done in sessions and at home - to help you re-connect.

When relationships get into difficulty, usually it can be traced back to our unconscious patterns and projections from the past and how these have become entangled with the other's in ways that activate our early wounding, I will help you to explore and begin to unpick these tangles and knots. This can be hard work, and will often require time and commitment to the process, especially when things feel hard. My commitment is to be reliable, fully present and in the process with you.

I offer regular weekly couples therapy, and a more flexible arrangement for those couples for whom it would be impossible to commit to a regular time.

If this sounds good, drop me a line to arrange for a free, no-obligation conversation about working together.

First, you will want to know about me

I have extensive training over seven years: an advanced level 6 counselling diploma from the well respected BCPC in Bath, couples therapy training with the School of Relational Couples Therapy, and recently I completed a second professional diploma in Depth Relational Process, grounded in Jungian and Groffian Depth Psychology.

My work is grounded in Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Existential, Internal Family Systems modalities, with a deep reverence for the inherent wisdom and healing capacity of the deep psyche.

I am BACP registered, fully insured and my work is overseen by a qualified clinical supervisor. I am also a member of a small, long-term peer supervision group as an additional support to my work. I have my own personal therapy and see my own personal development work as a lifelong endeavour.

The work we do is fully confidential, with the standard caveat that I may sometimes take our work to supervision to make sure that I am providing the best possible service for you.

I seek regular feedback from you to ensure that the work we are doing is helpful. I have not received any complaints, but do have a clear procedure in place should this ever arise.

All of this gives you some guarantee that, if you choose to contact me, you are contacting a therapist who is well trained, passionate about the work, ethical and accountable.