Meet Michael Kane
Michael’s Philosophy of Counselling is based on the idea that he creates a relationship where the client feels safe enough to open up about their issues and relax in the knowledge that he will treat these issues with the respect and importance that the client does. Michael believes the relationship between therapist and client to be the key component in whether the client finds that therapy was a success or not.
At the heart of Michael’s counselling philosophy is a genuine, non-judgemental attitude towards his clients allowing them, possibly for the first time, to express and explore their true selves without fear of shame. Michael works hard to see a client for who they really are and, in doing so, to help them to get to know and accept all their contradictions and complexities. To see beyond the surface layers and to give them permission to be the complex being they really are.
It is very important to Michael to find out what the client hopes to get from the therapy, whether that is to learn coping strategies through CBT or to just be listened to and heard through a more person-centred approach. His work would be solution focused to a degree in that he believes it to be important to give the client the support and tools they need so that they can resolve their issues and move forward and live their best life.
Michael works very much within an integrative framework, tapping into all the different theories to find out which approach works best for the client. He believes that one size does not fit all. He would also encourage the client to use any supports they may have such as hobbies, clubs, and friends to help them on their journey.
Areas of Expertise: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Bereavement, Suicide, Relationships, Depression, Life coaching, Fertility, Mens Issues
Client Age Group: 16+
Availability: Saturdays
Favourite quote: “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears however measured or far away” – Henry David Thoreau
