Finder

Specialises in

• Counselling

• Psychotherapy

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a qualified and senior accredited therapist who has gained thousands of hours experience providing counselling/psychotherapy to hundreds of teenagers and adults since 2004. I have significant experience in working with stress, anxiety and more. I have specialist experience in working with abused males. Sessions are available in-person and online via zoom video.

I am a senior accredited counsellor/psychotherapist meaning my practice has been assessed to meet the highest level of training and competences within the Scope of Practice and Education Framework.

Whilst I work with male and female clients, many clients I work with are boys and men who I often engage with using male-friendly methods whilst valuing (rather than demonising) masculinity as highlighted by The British Psychological Society.

Counselling with me is not just sitting and talking; it can be used to help people tackle their problems, eliminate barriers, understand their situation, take control, take action, and make change.

I work with clients to help them make the best use of our time together by identifying what they'd like to achieve from counselling and by trying to ensure they gain something useful from the sessions.

Some clients want a space where they can simply offload and emotionally process life events, and others prefer an action-orientated, solution-focused approach. I often (though not always) adopt a straight talking, direct approach where thoughts can be challenged, options can be explored, emotions can be expressed, and alternative perspectives can be offered.

I am an eclectic counsellor/psychotherapist which means I use different elements of therapeutic approaches, namely Person-Centred Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. These are the approaches I am trained and competent to practice.
I am also trained in the 'rewind' technique which can be used with those experiencing the effects of trauma and phobias.

I am also an experienced trainer and public speaker and have delivered male sexual abuse/exploitation training to thousands of professionals across the country. I am also a qualified and specialist accredited supervisor and provide supervision to trainee and qualified counsellors as well as other practitioners working with vulnerable children and adults. I have nine years experience of managing a male only sexual exploitation service and in supporting boys and men at risk of, or who have experienced sexual exploitation and abuse.

I have experience in working with stress, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, anger, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and more.

I have significant specialist experience in working with boys and men affected by misandry, rape, controlling/abusive relationships, paternity fraud, false allegations, and recent and/or historic sexual abuse, assaults and exploitation.

I have appeared on TV and in local and national media addressing the sexual abuse of boys on BBC Look North and Channel 4 News; the sexual harassment of boys and men on GB News; male suicide on BBC Radio Scotland; and miscarriages of justice affecting men on LBC Radio after the Andrew Malkinson case. In 2023 I published my first book addressing the sexual abuse of boys and men.

Areas of interest

Stress; depression; anxiety; low self esteem; anger; trauma; bereavement; relationship difficulties; sexual abuse; sexuality; sexual orientation; men; male abuse; rape; false allegations; controlling relationships; paternity fraud

Medical secretaries

• Phil Mitchell
• The White Bungalow 663 Stanningley Road Stanningley Pudsey LS28 6NB
• 07780 946568
• phil@counsellingwithphil.co.uk