Grantham, Lincoln, Nottingham, Newark LGBTQ+ Counselling & Therapy
A safe space to be you
Some gay, bisexual, and transgender people like everyone else look for professional counselling and or therapy when they want some private time to talk about and explore areas of challenge, difficulty or concern in their lives.
London LGBTQ+ Counselling for the East Midlands
Dr. Michael’s professional, solution-focused counselling provides a safe, welcoming space for the LGBTQ+ community.
He is a LGBT+-affirming practitioner—who actively validates, respects, and supports diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.
If you are navigating identity questions, relationship challenges, or the impact of discrimination, his approach empowers you to build on your strengths, release past burdens, and confidently move forward.
Navigating the unique challenges of the LGBTQ+ community can sometimes feel overwhelming. It is not uncommon to face unsupportive environments, stress, prejudice, or personal confusion regarding your identity and relationships.
Why Choose Michael’s Approach?
- You Are the Expert: You lead the conversation. Michael respects your lived experiences and works collaboratively with you to identify what you want to achieve.
- Solution-Focused: Rather than dwelling on past problems, this approach focuses on your strengths, resilience, and actionable steps toward a preferred future.
- Empowering and Positive: The therapy is designed to help you release challenges and build momentum, helping you move forward with clarity and purpose.
Michael provides a warm, safe, and judgement-free space to help you navigate life’s challenges, offering an environment designed for healing the body, mind, and spirit.
He takes the time to truly listen to your thoughts, feelings, and concerns. Together, you will identify patterns that no longer serve you and replace them with empowering perspectives, fostering lasting, positive change.
Recognised as a leading therapist in the UK, Michael specialises in:
- Sexuality and Gender Identity
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Transformational inner healing
Whatever your needs, Elevated Therapy and Michael are here to support you. Sessions are available in person, by phone, or via video—with specialised Couples Counselling also offered if you choose to explore support together.
Hypnotherapy with Dr. Michael
This professional service from Michael offers major benefits by easing Coming Out Support, Internised Shame, and Minority Stress as well as the many things Hypnotherapy can help with by using deep relaxation and focused attention to help you change your thoughts and behaviours.
- Coming out support: Easing the fear of rejection from family, friends, or colleagues, and building the inner confidence to express your authentic self.
- Internalised shame: Reframing negative societal or religious messages that have been unconsciously absorbed over time.
- Minority stress: Reducing the chronic mental exhaustion and hyper-vigilance caused by navigating a world with lingering prejudice or discrimination.
He helps you gently explore how early experiences shape your perceptions, allowing you to release outdated patterns and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and deeper, healthier relationships.
We are all shaped by our childhoods, society, and the world around us. These experiences build the foundation of how we perceive the world. However, there are times when these old perceptions begin to feel painful and outgrown.
When this happens, they can unintentionally create obstacles in our lives—preventing personal growth, blocking our path forward, and limiting our ability to truly understand ourselves and connect with others.
Through this healing process, Michael focuses on compassionate, down-to-earth communication to help you let go of these heavy burdens. By doing so, you can discover a renewed sense of purpose, a balanced lifestyle, and a clearer path to personal happiness.
“I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.”
— Michael Cunningham
Michael’s Holistic Care Approach
- A Collaborative Partnership: Michael fosters a cooperative, non-judgemental environment where you are truly heard.
He works alongside you to navigate personal challenges, guiding you toward taking full ownership of your personal growth and lifestyle.
- True Authenticity: He respects your unique, diverse journey. Through gentle guidance, he helps you distinguish your own genuine wishes and feelings from external attitudes or beliefs you may have inherited along the way.
- Whole-Person Wellness: True healing encompasses all facets of your being. Michael looks at you as a whole person, focusing on the balanced attainment of your physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health, as well as your personal lifestyle values.
“We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise.” — Elliot Page
A core part of Michael’s work involves gently asking: What do you truly think and feel, in contrast to what you believe you ought to think and feel? Once you are clear about where you stand, you will unlock the energy needed to make meaningful changes.
Michael’s practice draws upon a comprehensive blend of psychological, therapeutic, and spiritual modalities.
He warmly invites you to browse the website to explore the full range of services available.
Online therapy offers unprecedented convenience, flexibility, and accessibility compared to traditional in-person care.
By eliminating travel time and expanding access to a broader range of licensed professionals, it breaks down common barriers to mental healthcare, making consistent support much easier to integrate into busy schedules.
Michael extends a warm and safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community in Nottingham, Newark, Lincoln, Peterborough and throughout Lincolnshire, Rutland and Nottinghamshire as well as nationally and internationally via Video at Elevated Therapy based in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ― Audre Lorde
To make an enquiry or book with Michael at “Elevated Therapy” in Grantham`s Town Centre, give him a ring on Tel: 01476 568800 or alternatively complete your details and message in the enquiry form to the right.
Following this he will endeavour to contact you as soon as possible.
- Michael is 10 minutes walk from Grantham Railway Station.
- Free and secure off-road parking is available.
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