Transforming challenges into opportunities: walking the path of therapy and counselling.
About Me
Who is Nicola?
I am a person centered therapist with experience in working with adults of any gender who have experienced some form of trauma, from childhood sexual abuse, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, sexual assault, grief and loss. The impact of trauma is shame, low self-esteem, anxiety, PTSD, self-harm, anger, sadness and isolation.
I will help you to develop coping mechanisms and achieve goals you set yourself. We can also tackle negative thoughts that spring from traumatic events.
I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- Professional Therapist
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Life Coach
- Alcohol & drug awareness training
Gaining self-awareness and insight into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
I feel passionate about mental health and believe that everyone should have access to therapy, therefore I have reduced my costs and also volunteer in the community to support survivors of abuse.
I am a registered member of BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychology). I adhere to their Ethical Framework for good practice and also their Guidelines for Online Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I hold the Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and have undertaken many aspects of CPD, specifically including:
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Child protection – an induction
- Life Coaching
- Disclosure of self-harm
- Working with mental health in a changing landscape at work
- Safeguarding adults
- Working with shame, suicide, and self-harm
- Working with bereavement
- Working with mental health
- Trauma healing
- Mindfulness
- Well-being
- Alcohol & drug awareness training
- Working with trauma memories
- Working with flashbacks and triggers
- I have experience in counselling in the private, and charity sectors which has enabled me to offer short, medium and long-term work.
