Michelle Turnbull is an experienced Counsellor, Psychotherapist, and Accredited Clinical Supervisor with over 25 years’ experience in counselling, psychotherapy, and community services. She offers professional supervision for counsellors, social workers, students, and helping professionals seeking reflective, supportive, and growth-focused supervision.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling and Mediation, Human Relations and Communication) and a Postgraduate Qualification in Gestalt Therapy. She is also a Level 3 Gottman Relationship Therapist and trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (Attachment-Based Therapy).
Her supervision approach is trauma-informed, relational, and grounded in a social justice framework, supporting practitioners to deepen their clinical skills, strengthen ethical practice, and maintain professional wellbeing.
Supervision for Counsellors, Social Workers & Students
Michelle provides clinical supervision for:
- Counsellors and Psychotherapists
- Social Workers
- Community Service Workers
- NGO staff and support workers
- Students completing counselling placements
- Early career therapists
- Experienced practitioners seeking reflective practice
Supervision sessions provide a safe, collaborative space to:
- Reflect on client work
- Develop clinical skills and confidence
- Explore ethical dilemmas
- Strengthen trauma-informed practice
- Prevent burnout and compassion fatigue
- Deepen self-awareness as a practitioner
- Support professional growth and development
Michelle’s supervision style is supportive, reflective, and practical, drawing on her extensive experience in relationship therapy, trauma therapy, and teaching in community services and counselling education.