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Michelle Jean Counselling, Ashford (2025)

28/11/2025

Hello… I hope you are doing well ✨

I wanted to check in with an update on my availability and opening times for December.

My practice is open Monday to Thursday. I will be working up until Monday 22nd December, and will be closed from Tuesday 23rd December, reopening Monday 5th January.

I am currently fully booked throughout December. There may be potential openings on Monday 15th and Wednesday 18th December, and of course there’s always the possibility of cancellations.

If you’ve been thinking of reaching out, please do get in touch and we can explore how we might move forward together. I would love to hear from you.

Wishing you a restful weekend,
Michelle ♥️

26/11/2025

Hello… how are you doing as we move towards December? I’ve been thinking about how emotionally loaded this time of year can be. Christmas brings up so much for so many of us and not always the joyful, cosy feelings we see in adverts.

The picture perfect family scenes on TV, and Black Friday are everywhere. For some, all harmless background noise, for others, it can be a powerful reminder of something more complex.

Maybe it’s missing someone, an estranged relationship, financial pressure, the expectations, or simply the noise of it all.

If this time of year brings up grief, loss or heaviness for you, you’re not alone. It’s completely okay to feel what you feel.

I wonder what you might need over the next few weeks to look after yourself? What would help you feel grounded, protected, or supported?

Your “picture perfect” doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s. It can be quieter, simpler, slower and exactly what you need.

Look after yourself and do your thing...
Michelle ♥️

25/11/2025

Hello...I wanted to share this beautiful book with you...

✨The Gifts Of Winter by Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald ✨

Winter can be such a tough time for many of us. For various reasons this season can bring up so much on both an emotional and physical level.

Having said that, there can be something so soothing about leaning into winter instead of fighting it. I wonder if that feels possible for you?

This book is a beautiful reminder that this season can be a time of slowing down, reconnecting with yourself, and uncovering small moments of joy. Moments of joy in the nurturing compassion of nurture, rest and hibernation.

If you’ve been feeling the heaviness of darker days, you’re not alone. I for one are totally with you on that. Know that you don’t always have to push through it.

Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is soften, rest, and let winter hold us for a while. Cancel the plans, put yourself first and honour what you need. What would that be? What do you need?

I'd love to know if there is a winter ritual that brings you comfort? What brings you softness in this season?

Michelle 🤍

23/11/2025

✨Hello...a little reintroduction✨

Hi, I’m Michelle...welcome if you are new here and if you have been following for a while, thank you so much for being here.

My own lived experiences and therapy motivated me to become a therapist. I occasionally share parts of myself on here and in my work. Such as my sobriety, if I feel it is beneficial towards understanding, connection and of course it is safe to do so. Fundamentally I am a human before therapist.

My practice is based in Hamstreet, Ashford (Kent), where I offer face to face sessions. I also work online within the UK and internationally. I am a fully qualified, registered and insured professional.

I am forever grateful for the people that I work with. For each and every session. The relationship sits right at the heart of the work we do together. It’s built on trust, safety and the space to simply be, without judgment or expectation.

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship or attachment difficulties, low self esteem, confidence, or you’re just trying to make sense of things…you don’t have to do that alone.

My role is to walk alongside you, to offer support, clarity, and a space where you can feel fully heard.

Perhaps you've been following me for a while and thinking about contacting me or you are new here? Feel free to reach out and we can arrange a time to chat about your needs. It would be great to speak with you.

Michelle 🤍

18/11/2025

Hello...how are you doing? I quite often talk to my clients about the power of putting pen to paper when things are feeling overwhelming or we feel overstimulated.

Journaling, writing notes, keeping a diary or even just doodling can be a powerful way of processing emotions or making sense of things.

How would it feel to take 5 quiet minutes today to check in with yourself? What would you write? Notice if you feel a pull towards getting things on paper or whether you feel stuck.

Here's some prompts to help...

•What is something I need?
•What do I need to hear right now that I’m not giving myself?
•What is something I'm tired of carrying?
•What would I like to let go of?
• Where can I offer myself kindness instead of criticism?

Try to go with what comes to mind, not what you feel you *should* be writing because actually there isn't any wrong or right answer. Journaling is about what comes up for you. It's your time to process and check in on yourself.

I'd love to know if you find journaling or this kind of self reflection helpful?

Michelle 🤍

13/11/2025

I totally get it. I remember a time in my life when I knew, deep down, that I’d benefit from going to therapy, but I was just so scared to start unpacking everything.

I’d buried things so deep that it felt like a mountain to climb.

Then I took the plunge, the first small steps and I continue to take those steps today. Because I value myself, my growth, and my self-awareness.

I truly understand what might be holding you back. It’s that “just keep swimming… I’ll be OK” feeling. But what if there was a new version of you. A more than OK version. A version of you that’s working towards better understanding and healing.

Whether it’s now, or even in 2026, do get in touch for a chat...let’s see if we can work together.

Michelle 🤍

12/11/2025

Hello … how are you? How has your week been?

Mine has been a super busy return after a week off, and it’s been so lovely to see both familiar and new faces in my practice. Thank you for keeping me busy. I am truly grateful and honoured.

What’s really struck me this week is the power this chair holds. Some may say, “it’s just a chair”...but to me, it’s so much more.

For some, coming to therapy is an easy decision. For others, it’s something that’s taken years to reach and for so many reasons.

It could be sharing a recent experience. It could be grief, relationship struggles, or childhood trauma that’s never ever been spoken about.

Whatever the reason, it’s told in this chair and this chair holds people in so many ways.

I’m forever honoured to walk alongside my clients. Those who keep showing up even when it’s hard, who sit with the discomfort of finding acceptance, who replay the good and the bad.

I hear you.
And I see you.

Michelle 🤍

09/11/2025

Hello… how has your weekend been?
I hope you’ve managed to find time to meet your own needs in whatever way you have needed ♥️

Shame.
It’s a big topic that holds a lot of weight. It can feel completely overwhelming and unbearable.
It doesn’t just live in our minds, it also lives in our bodies.
I truly understand the pain of shame.

The tight chest, the racing heart, the urge to hide, disconnect and withdraw are all signs that our sympathetic nervous system has gone into high alert, leaving us feeling triggered and dysregulated.

What if therapy offered you a safe space to name it?
To share how you’re feeling?

As we start to compassionately name it and begin to navigate the nervous system, the mind and body can start to learn a new rhythm. One supported by the vagus nerve, which helps us regulate and find our way back to a calm, connected presence.

When we begin to work with what’s underneath the symptoms, this is where healing can begin. In gently learning that we are safe enough to stay with it, and to be met with compassion instead of judgment.

If it feels heavy to carry alone, therapy can offer a calm and empathetic space to begin releasing it at your own pace and with care.

I work with you to offer slow and steady grounding.
A safe connection with another person that brings consistency, calm and compassion.

Michelle 🤍

07/11/2025

Hello...how are you? I'd really like to give some context to the reason behind sharing this with you...

Something that I am extremely passionate about is the relationship I build with my clients. Part of that is being authentic. I am a human before I am a therapist, and I have my own lived experiences that have led me to become a therapist.

I don’t share every detail of my life. However, I do believe that sometimes it can be healing to know that the person sitting across from you understands what pain, shame, recovery, and rebuilding might look and feel like.

I share that I am 6.5 years sober not because it defines me, but because I know that life isn’t neat. It can be messy and anything but linear.

I also share this because shame thrives in silence, and healing begins in connection. The opposite of addiction is connection.

If you’re navigating your own relationship with substances, habits, or coping strategies...I see you.

Know that you deserve empathy, understanding, support, compassion, and somewhere to feel understood.

I'd love to hear from you if this resonates. If you are struggling with something and feel therapy might help or even if you've made changes in your life that you would like to share.

My DM's are always open.

Michelle 🤍

02/11/2025

🍂 Nestled November 🍂

It feels almost surreal to me that we are here, in November. How are you feeling about the shift in seasons and months?

November is a gentle reminder that you don’t have to do it all. Slowing down is needed, rest is good, and YES to saying NO without guilt.

Allow yourself to nestle into quiet moments, nourish what truly matters and feels good to you. Above all nurture yourself with softness and care.

You are allowed to protect your peace, to choose comfort and to choose YOU. Encouraging gentle stillness over pushing through.

This November, may you find warmth in slowing down and strength in honouring and allowing your own needs with self compassion in abundance.

How are you feeling entering this new month and what do you have planned for yourself? I'd love to hear from you...Michelle 🤍

28/10/2025

The things you criticise yourself for...such as the people pleasing, maybe the overthinking, the hiding away or the shutting down when it gets too much...they didn’t come from nowhere.

They were born and created in survival mode.

Your body’s way of keeping you safe in moments you shouldn’t have had to experience. Better known as coping mechanisms > born from survival.

Please don't hate those parts of you. That isn't what healing is about. It’s about understanding and accepting where they came from, and gently reminding yourself that you no longer need them.

You aren't broken and you never were. Now is a great time to learn how to live by releasing what no longer serves you.

You are deserving ... 🤍

I'd love to hear from you if this resonates...

Michelle 🤍

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