Íø±¬ÃÅ

I currently have limited availability, however please do enquire with your preferred days / times & a brief introduction of your needs & I will get back to you within 48hrs.

Hello. Thanks for your interest. I'm Nicola. 

How are you feeling?  Need some support? A helping hand? A guide through the choppy seas?

"A smooth sea never made a good sailor" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

I believe in our ultimate capacity as humans to thrive.  Sometimes we just need a guide or someone to journey with along the way. 

I use my training & experience to offer you support. 

My work draws on various methodologies & I adapt to suit each client.  I offer a robust combination of therapy, coaching & the application of neuroscience & behavioural psychology. 

Relationship is key: so please shop around, see what feels right to you. Make sure you are comfortable. 

I work from a Psychodynamic basis: we come from a place of knowing that everything we experience in our childhood years impacts how we go on to relate to the people & world around us.  

This means that sometimes we find we have patterns that keep repeating, even though we don't want them to, or don't understand why they keep showing up in our lives.

I will help you to uncover the patterns & their roots; making the unconscious conscious, so that you can process any trauma's, heal & move forwards.

We keep the conversation open & honest & we are curious about everything. 

I have had hundreds of hours of my own therapy, so I know what it is like to be the client. This is not a requirement of all training courses - however I feel it is a crucial part of being a therapist. It helps me to work at depth with you & to keep us both emotionally safe. 

I do not use any methods with you, that I have not experienced myself. I continue my own therapy as part of my own self-care.

My aim is that you will not need me.  I help you to grow & develop in any areas that have got 'stuck' & to build the tools that you can use yourself going forwards. 

I work with all humans - no matter how you wish to identify or describe yourself. 

I have significant experience with neurodiversity - personally & professionally.  I have undertaken specific training in this area & I work with the specialist ND organisation Problem Shared (https://www.problemshared.net/ ).

Other specialisms include:

Narcissistic Abuse

Coercive control

Domestic abuse

Interpersonal dynamics / issues

Sexual abuse

Trauma including developmental trauma & emotional neglect. 

I offer safety, curiosity, calm & confidence.  

Bring all of you. Every part is welcome. 

There is nothing we cannot explore together. 

Continuing my education is vitally important to me. 

I update my knowledge regularly. 

I keep my case-load low, so that I have the capacity to work at depth with clients.

Working with me will be more of deep-tissue sports massage experience, than a nice-to-have aromatherapy rub.  

I use creativity where appropriate - adapting therapy to what works best for you: whether that is being in nature, introducing a therapy dog, working with art, play or literature: our session's may evolve over time (whilst also remaining within an agreed & boundaried framework). 

To find out more / ask any questions please enquire via the form. 

If you then wish to have a short conversation before booking an initial session I offer a 20 minute phone-call where you can ask any questions or just get a feel for if you think you would like to work with me. 

If you book an assessment, you are still not bound to choose me as your therapist. I suggest you take time to think & reflect before we contract to work together. 

Boundaries are key to the work that I do, so therefore we agree a set day / time each week for sessions & that is your time going forwards (as far as that is practicably workable). 

Sessions are 50mins (longer sessions available on an individual basis, by request & will be negotiated ahead of time). 

The first session is termed an 'assessment' and is for us to get to know one another. 

It is as much for you to work out if I am the right person for you as it is for me to work out if we are a good fit & if I am able to offer you what you need. 

It is generally a little longer than the usual 50 minutes so that I can gather all the information needed.  The cost is the same rate as a therapy session.