A sanctuary for psychological
healing
About Moving
Mountains Therapy
Michelle offers personalised psychotherapy in a peaceful, natural setting, surrounded by animals and beautiful countryside. Her services include intensive EMDR therapy packages, residential therapy retreats, and ongoing weekly sessions, drawing on a range of trauma-informed and attachment-focused approaches.
In this tranquil and supportive environment, she provides a safe, confidential space where clients can explore current challenges and begin the process of healing. Working collaboratively, she helps each individual identify the root causes of their distress and develop a tailored therapeutic plan to support meaningful, lasting change.
Services offered
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Intensive EMDR programmes (in person or online)
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Immersive residential therapy retreats
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Weekly EMDR and integrative sessions (in person or online)
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Relationship and
couples therapy
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Animal-assisted therapy.
Clients supported
Michelle supports clients facing a wide variety of challenges, including but not limited to, anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship and attachment difficulties, emotional and sexual abuse, PTSD and complex PTSD, historical trauma and neglect, chronic pain, addiction, bereavement, suicidal thoughts, low self-esteem, work-related stress, and self-harm.
Therapeutic approach
Many clients come to therapy feeling stuck, often after trying other therapeutic approaches. Michelle’s integrative style builds on any previous therapeutic work and is grounded in the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model—the foundation of EMDR. This model suggests that present-day struggles often stem from unprocessed life experiences, which can negatively affect current behaviours, relationships, and emotional wellbeing, even if those experiences are not consciously remembered.
To promote positive and lasting change, she helps clients to identify these core issues and to process them in a safe and tolerable way, using EMDR and a range of trauma and attachment-informed interventions.
Meet Michelle
With a warm, grounded approach and a strong clinical foundation, Michelle brings nearly a decade of experience to her work as an accredited counsellor and psychotherapist. Her practice is rooted in compassion, curiosity, and evidence-based care, supporting people through trauma, grief, and life’s more complex challenges.
In 2019, she trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), later completing a Master of Science (MSc) in EMDR Therapy at the University of Worcester. This advanced postgraduate training allowed her to conduct her own research and deepen her understanding of EMDR as a powerful, evidence-based therapy, not only for trauma, but for a wide range of mental health conditions and emotional difficulties.
In addition, her completion of the EMDR Europe Consultant's training has enabled her to supervise other EMDR practitioners with their EMDR practice.
She continues to build on her expertise through extensive CPD training across multiple therapeutic models, enabling her to offer a flexible, integrative approach tailored to each client’s needs.
Since establishing her private counselling and therapy practice in 2017, she has worked with individuals from all walks of life. Alongside her private clients, she also delivers therapy on behalf of charities, corporate organisations, and Government departments—supporting emergency services personnel, military veterans, survivors of sexual violence and abuse, bereaved parents and families, and insurance claimants.
In 2019, she created a therapeutic sanctuary in South Wales—for both humans and animals—and remains dedicated to improving the lives of all beings, human or otherwise.
Benefits of an intensive EMDR retreat
Give yourself space to achieve significant results in days, not months or years
Accelerated healing programmes for maximum impact in a cost-effective way
Increased focus on self, away from the intrusions
of everyday life
Opportunity to engage
in additional therapeutic activities
Experience therapy in a natural, calm and soothing environment
Client testimonials
Contact Moving Mountains Therapy
Start a conversation with Michelle
Address
Telephone
+44 7711 244369
Tysgubor House, Blackvein Road, Crosskeys, Newport. NP11 7PS
Location
“A calm and natural environment to soothe the soul and facilitate deep personal healing”
We are located on a small but scenic mountain base near Newport in South Wales. It is remote enough to provide a calm and peaceful space for exploration and healing but it is also easily accessible. We are a 15 minute drive from junctions 27 or 28 of the M4 and 5 minutes from Crosskeys or RIsca train stations, with direct links from Cardiff and Newport. Newport train station is a 20 minute drive with good links to major UK cities.