"Being alone in my head with intrusive thoughts was one of the most debilitating places I could be. It was exhausting and began to change the way I perceived myself and the world around me. Michelle helped me externalise the inner bully and recognise when it was presenting itself. Through ERP therapy, Michelle gave me the tools to push back against that bully and separate irrational thoughts from reality. In doing so, she enabled me to build resilience and strength, making the world feel like a safer place." — Penelope Dillon

"I didn't realise how long I'd been living my life around the bully until I went into therapy with Michelle.  I learnt not to just manage the anxiety — I realised that I had actually been organising my whole existence to keep the Bully quiet. Michelle's approach gave me back choices I didn't know I'd handed over." — Tom H., Wellington

"I've done a lot of therapy in my life and read a lot of self-help books. Most of them told me to think positively and be grateful. Michelle actually explained why that never worked — and gave me something real instead. Practical and honest by someone who clearly gets it from both sides of the therapy room." — Rachel D

"I first went to Michelle for my anxiety, and then realised my teenage son needed therapy with Michelle too. When I understood what my Bully was doing to me, I cried.  I needed this book when I was fifteen.” — Lynda M., Sydney

"I came to Michelle after being hospitalised for anorexia. Coming out of hospital was hard enough — but the family therapy that followed tore my relationship with my mum apart, and I came out of it feeling more broken than when I went in. I didn't know where else to turn.

Working with Michelle was something else entirely. What she taught me was so new, so different to anything I'd experienced before. I finally started to understand why my mind had become so locked into starving myself — what was actually driving it, underneath all of it. She gave me a way of seeing my own mind that nobody had ever shown me.

Michelle, you saved my life. I mean that."

— Sophie D., Wellington