Michelle

Ms Michelle Courtney

Neuropsychologist

“Accepting and compassionate integrative therapist, with a specialist interest in mindfulness.(MCBT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)”

About Me

As an integrative therapist, I offer a compassionate space to explore your experiences. My work deeply incorporates mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I help clients navigate challenging thoughts and feelings, fostering acceptance. We'll connect with your values, building practical ways to live more fully. This approach suits those seeking to reduce stress. We can find inner resilience by embracing present moment awareness.

Approach

Sessions move with calm focus — brief grounding practices, attentive listening and collaborative planning that help acceptance inform everyday choices. I offer appointments in Knysna and online, primarily in English, with a steady pace and clear, achievable steps between sessions. Work often blends short experiential exercises, reflective dialogue and practical behavioural experiments to reduce avoidance, stabilise mood and rebuild routines around your values. This way of working tends to suit people navigating addiction, chronic illness, relationship strain or career transitions who want mindful, practical change.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Training

    Professional development programmes for mental health practitioners, including workshops, courses, and continuing education.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Groups
  • Individuals
  • Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • Chronic Illness

    A long-term health condition (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease, chronic pain) that persists over time and affects physical, emotional, and social well-being.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Neuropsychologist

    A psychologist specialising in the relationship between the brain and behaviour, assessing cognitive functioning after injury, illness, or neurodevelopmental conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Individual Counsellor Membership (MBACP)

Qualifications

Kings College, London

Edge Hill Teaching College, Lancaster University

University of Liverpool

University of Leicester

West Lancashire College

Service Areas

https://globalbeaconcoaching.com

In-person & Online

Knysna, Western Cape

South Africa