If you’re looking for counselling in Southampton and/or online, find out more about me and get in touch. My name is Dr Mike Hoffman and I am a psychotherapist in Southampton and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. As a counsellor, I work with adults and young people who want to better their situation, regardless of what it is, and without judgement.
Sometimes we may feel so low that we lose hope, but a therapy professional like myself will enable you to find solutions you didn’t know existed. I am a qualified integrative and humanistic counsellor, and also offer many styles of talk therapy, for example CBT therapy, DBT, counselling for men, psychodynamic approach, couples therapy (relationship counselling), Gestalt, and other modern therapies. Let’s have a chat and discuss! I offer a free initial consultation.
My qualifications and experience
I have experience counselling around everyday worries ranging from stress, bullying, and low-self esteem to more clinical presentations such as anxiety and depression, as well as complex issues such as complicated grief and long term conditions. My qualifications include:
MSc Psychology – University of London
Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling – The King’s Trust (formerly The Prince’s Trust) – which took 1.5 years to complete including 100 hours as a volunteer counsellor with No Limits in Southampton
Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory – The King’s Trust – 1 year
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills – Inter-psyche Training Institute (NHS) – 1 year
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health – TQUK – 3 months
I also hold a PhD in Web Science (Social and Computer Sciences) awarded by the University of Southampton (not a medical doctorate).
I have experience counselling in a clinical setting, facilitating conflict resolution, coaching and facilitating diagnostics and psychometrics. My special interests are understanding personality disorders, sexuality, and burnout prevention. I work part time in a community mental health team.
Outside of psychotherapy, I work in data engineering and higher education leadership, which makes me available for mentorship and career coaching. I also offer neurodiversity coaching.
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