Lisa Nicholls
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Life can be overwhelming at times, and can lead to us feeling thoroughly burnt out and exhausted.
Maybe you're here because you're longing for a life where you feel fulfilled and understood, instead of feeling resentful and pulled in different directions? Our sessions can act as a pressure valve, making day to day life more manageable and enjoyable.
Perhaps you're feeling overloaded or trapped by home and family life, maybe as a parent or carer. Perhaps you're worn out with work/studies and losing motivation. You might feel like you're not the person you used to be, or want to be.
Being listened to in a non-judgmental way can cut through the overwhelm, guilt and isolation of burnout.
How do I work?
I offer counselling sessions outside in nature, or online. We could even do a mixture of the two, if that's your preference.
Outdoor counselling: I hold counselling sessions in accessible outdoor spaces (parks, woodlands, countryside) around Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks in Kent. Daily life can feel pressured and stifling, and being in nature is proven to relax an overworked brain and calm our nervous system.
Online counselling: I hold counselling sessions online via Zoom or similar, which offers access to counselling without the hassle of travelling. You might do this from your home, or from another space that feels private and comfortable.
Whichever way you'd like to work, we can look to make that load that you're carrying feel a bit lighter, and work towards building a life that's more on your terms.
What are sessions like?
My counselling style is collaborative, warm, hopeful and pragmatic. I'm not going to give clumsy advice or dictate to you how to fix things. I'm here to allow you the time and space to make sense of your world right now. Starting counselling can be life-changing, helping you to understand and build on your strengths that have helped you get this far, in spite of everything.
Maybe you'd rather brief therapy, or something more open-ended. We can review as we go. I aim to provide you with a pocket of time in your busy life that is yours, to use how you need.
Would you like to get in touch?
If you would like to have a discussion about counselling sessions, then please send me a message or call me. We can arrange a short phone call at a time convenient to you, to look at what you'd hope to achieve from counselling, and what our sessions together might look like moving forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
My core counselling training can be described as person-centred and integrative. In a nutshell, that means that I believe that you've ultimately got the answers within yourself. I might offer up elements of different approaches (such as solution-focused therapy) to help you explore your issues, increase in confidence and work out your options.
Further information about me:
- Qualified counsellor since 2010 with a Foundation Degree in Counselling awarded with distinction, from the University of Bristol
- 10+ years experience working in counselling, advocacy, parental support and youth outreach roles, mainly in the charity sector. I also provided counselling within community, NHS and education settings
- Delivered individual and group support around burnout and self-advocacy
- Undertaken specialist training both in delivering counselling outdoors and online, as well as a range of other CPD
- Registered member of the BACP
If you'd like to get in touch, we can arrange a brief call to explore whether I'm the right counsellor for you.
Member organisations
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Burnout
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee for a 50 minute counselling session is £55.
If you are on a low income (and subject to availability), I may be able to offer counselling at low cost. Feel free to get in touch to check availability.
When I work
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Further information
A note if you're interested in counselling outdoors: before we start, we'll discuss how to maintain your privacy in an outside space. You can set the pace and we can do a mixture of walking and sitting, or do the whole session simply sat outdoors. If you have mobility needs, we can talk those over in our initial phone call and we'll make a plan that works for you.
