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Availability: 

- Face to face: Wed 11 am-2 pm (start 1 pm); Thurs  11 am-2 pm (start 1 pm) - please enquire for other times and days. 

- Online: Flexible hours, including evenings and weekends  - session fee is 40£

- Bookings possible via below platform: 

https://clientportal.uk.zandahealth.com/clientportal/nicolakleiber

Hello,

I am Nicola, I am a registered psychodynamic counsellor with the Íø±¬ÃÅ and the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and work in line with both their Codes of Ethics.

I offer individual psychodynamic counselling. It is a type of open talking therapy which is based on ideas and techniques from psychoanalysis. I offer a confidential and containing space where we can understand in more depth sometimes quite complex emotional and relational problems. These can be based on both conscious and unconscious patterns of thinking, feeling and relating which we aim to understand in more depth in our sessions and allows for a huge relief effect. 

Moreover, I can offer relationship/couple counselling. I am trained in relationship counselling (Relate, accredited by CPCAB) and in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy (intermediate/postgraduate level by Plymouth University). 

My interest in counselling and psychotherapy was sparked by going through my own personal therapy which has changed my course in life in many ways. It encouraged me to do a degree in psychology and to train as a counsellor after working for several years for NGOs. In the last 14 years, I’ve worked in a range of mental health settings and counselling & psychotherapy services, such as Primary & Secondary NHS Mental Health Services, Employee Assistant Services and a Domestic Abuse Service. 

Summary

- L5 Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling

- L5 Diploma in Relationship Counselling by Relate

- MSc in Psychological Counselling 

- Postgraduate Degree in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy - Family Practitioner intermediate level

- Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling for Children and Young People

- Ongoing CPD - e.g. Safeguarding and Risk Management

- DBS checked - Germany/UK (UK / European Certificate)

What is psychodynamic counselling?

People come to counselling  because they feel overwhelmed and distressed, sometimes by quite complex emotional and relational problems. These can be based on both conscious and unconscious patterns of thinking, feeling and relating - sometimes noticeable by repeating unhelpful patterns of relationships or behaviours/actions. 

I can work in a problem-centred way, but I will use the presenting problem as a way to become more aware and understand in more depth the underlying emotional problem. I might explore with you your childhood/early experiences and how they may have also influenced your later life experiences. I aim to help you to gain some insights by exploring those experiences. Putting your experiences into words can give a sense of being understood and relief effect which may allow for better emotional coping and more deep-seated changes in time. It may help to break complex relationship patterns which you somehow repeated in the past despite finding them unhelpful and make better connections. 

I attend regularly additional trainings/CPDs on a range of themes – e.g. Safeguarding Adults and Children, Trauma, Narcissism, Fertility issues (BICA training), Pregnancy and Infant Loss (I am a Certified Rainbow Baby Specialist by the Infant Loss Foundation).

I offer

- a brief consultation call (15 min) 

- f2f and Telehealth/Zoom sessions (flexible times for the last, including weekends & evenings)

- weekly 50 min sessions - short-term & open ended

- 48 hr cancellation period before agreed sessions

- paid first (trial) session for 50 minutes