Jo Nichols

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MBACP (Accred)
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist with over 20 years experience as a therapist.

I am able to offer both short and long term therapy.

I have a special interest in relationship and interpersonal difficulties, difficulties stemming from childhood, work related issues, low self esteem, anxiety and depressive symptoms.

I have a variety of techniques to use during your therapy which allows for a flexible approach to meet your needs; including the use of Relational and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) techniques.

I am also experienced in working with Childhood Survivors of Sexual Abuse; including working with traumatic experiences.

Training, qualifications & experience

Training and Qualifications:

BACP Accredited (2009)

Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy - Psychodynamic (2003)

Training in working therapeutically with Childhood Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Choices training 2003)

Practice Experiences and previous work settings:

16 years’ experience as a counsellor/psychotherapist -private practice.

Various NHS settings including the Psychological Wellbeing Service (IAPT - High Intensity Integrative Therapist) and the Psychological Treatment Services (Addenbrookes Hospital - Honorary Therapist)

13 years Employee Assistance Program Counselling - work related stress and other issues.

Voluntary sector Agency Counsellor (specifically working with women)

Short courses and workshops:

Working with Deliberate Self Harm

Working with trauma

Childhood Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Choices 2003)

Working with loss and complicated grief issues

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).

Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.

Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.

All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Obsessional behaviours, social anxiety, health anxiety, loss and adjustment issues, parenting difficulties.

General counselling.

Fees

£55.00 per session

Health Insurance/EAP

  • BUPA
  • WPA

Additional information

Private fee £55 per session

Further information

Please contact me for further details or to arrange an assessment session.

Assessments last for one hour approximately.

Session length is one hour.

I work with adults aged 18 and upwards.

Current Enhanced DBS check.

BUPA registered.

Skype sessions available.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Older adults
Employee Assistance Programme