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I am a qualified, experienced Íø±¬ÃÅ Accredited integrative counsellor and psychotherapist (MA Distinction). I offer a genuinely warm, empathic, compassionate and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship, working with individual adults, students and young people. I provide a safe, accepting and confidential space for you to feel free to make sense of your life, your concerns and challenges. 

My approach is relational integrative and I adapt my particular approach to meet your specific counselling needs. I remain led by you as we explore what is troubling you - we may explore your current day concerns, and/or we may explore how difficulties in your past e.g. your childhood, impact you now. I further offer grounding and mindfulness techniques (these can be helpful for anxiety, relaxation and stabilisation), self-compassionate approaches and cognitive behavioural techniques if required. 

I have trauma training and experience of counselling women who have experienced child sexual abuse and/or domestic violence in a sexual violence charity . I am also experienced in counselling individuals who have experienced any form of abuse (emotional, mental, verbal, physical and/or sexual). My warm, gentle approach can help facilitate healing after trauma. 

You may want counselling to help you to process grief and losses, after the death of a family member or friend, baby loss, miscarriage, separation, divorce or infertility. My experiences of counselling in a hospice and a pregnancy crisis centre have shaped how I walk alongside clients, supporting them as they process extremely painful life experiences. 

I believe that therapy is a collaborative process, where we can explore your difficulties and find ways forward together, at your pace, in a way that best suits you. 

If you are unsure about the therapeutic process, here are a few testimonials from previous clients describing their counselling experiences with me (see my website for others):

"Working with Nicky has been extremely helpful. She has been excellent at guiding me to explore my feelings and helping me to work through them. Thank you, Nicky!" (Client E)

"Nicky is a very warm, attentive listener and used considerable skill and knowledge to enable me to explore the emotional impact of some very difficult childhood experiences as well as some current challenges. This has enabled me to be more compassionate with myself within the emotional landscape of my life and ... thus enabled me to take a more objective position when experiencing difficult emotions which has resulted in a greater ability to successfully ride out those inevitable waves. I am very grateful to her and have no hesitation in recommending her counselling service." (Client C)

"I was so nervous to start therapy and it felt like a real unknown. Nicky was so great at putting me at ease and I couldn't believe that I came to enjoy it. Nicky is kind, considerate and gives you time to go at your own pace." (Client E) 

"Nicky was particularly skilled at getting me to talk about events relating to my Fathers death. I found it very hard initially, however, without pushing me and with gentle, sympathetic questions, I was able to talk about something extremely traumatic. I was only able to do this because I trusted Nicky. She is excellent at relationship building and her gentle approach was just what I needed in order to open up to her. Nicky has helped me get my life back in order, I am far happier, more grounded and far more capable of dealing with things." (Client F)

I offer a free 15 minutes telephone conversation, this is an opportunity for us to talk about your counselling needs and for you to ask any questions about my practice. If you then wished to book a first session, that is 50 minutes and charged at my standard/concessionary rate. 

I am a qualified supervisor (L6 Diploma) and offer 1:1 or group supervision privately and for organisations either in person, or online in a supportive, non-judgmental and reflective environment where trainees or qualified practitioners can discuss their clinical cases, any concerns and ethical dilemmas. 

I supervise clinical work of adults and young people. I run group Supervision sessions with trainee counsellors on placement for a Reading based agency specialising in counselling young people. 

My supervision approach integrates a number of models including the Seven-eyed model (Hawkins and Shohet) and Inskip and Proctor's normative, formative and restorative tasks of supervision.

Please see my website for more details of my practice.

If you are interested in beginning supervision sessions, please do get in touch and we can arrange a time to discuss you supervision needs in a free 15 minutes telephone conversation.