About me
Sometimes life can feel difficult to make sense of. You may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed or low, struggling in your relationships, or finding yourself caught in patterns of behaviour that you would like to change. Perhaps something has happened in your life that you are finding difficult to process, or you simply have a sense that things aren't quite right.
Hi, I'm Nic, I work with adults from my practice in Hertford, Hertfordshire, as well as online with clients across the UK.
Counselling can provide a safe space to pause, reflect and begin to understand what is happening for you.
My aim is to offer a warm, confidential and non-judgemental space where you can feel comfortable being yourself. You don't need to have all the answers before starting counselling, and you don't need to know exactly what you want to talk about. We can begin wherever you are.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience and qualifications
I hold a Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling from CPPD Counselling School in London.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work within the BACP Ethical Framework. I undertake regular clinical supervision and maintain my professional development through ongoing training and learning.
I have particular experience working with LGBTQ+ clients and with issues relating to addiction, compulsive behaviours, trauma and substance misuse, alongside more general counselling and psychotherapy work.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Hertford Practice and online practice:
Individuals £70 per 50 minute session
Please give 48 hours notice for any cancellation or the fee will be charged
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Further information
"I came to Nic when I felt that I wasn’t in control of myself and was in danger of losing all that was dear to me. He worked with me to understand where the feelings of insecurity and shame came from that were driving my destructive behaviour. For the first time in my life I now know that I am in complete control of myself and needn’t worry about what I might do when taken over by the shame, guilt and insecurity I’d suffered from all my life. Nic was attentive and gentle and managed to lead me through the complex web of emotions, memories and thoughts that I hadn’t been able to make sense of, even during previous bouts of counselling. It is impossible to say how grateful I am to Nic as my life has become immeasurably better and easier now that I am free of the fear that had been causing me so much pain". Anon
"Nic intervened in a very crucial part of my life, during which things had seemed to have lost the value they once had, and the overwhelming pain had made hope and joy wither. Nic’s intervention was a blessing. He guided me through a journey of understanding and acceptance – a journey that unravelled the darkest demons of my past and taught me how to live with them. The journey is probably still incomplete, but the invaluable tools that Nic gave me make the rest of it much less frightful than it would have been.
I feel that, without Nic, I probably would not have made it through some of the toughest months of my life."
Anon
“Nic helped me to gain clarity and understanding and that what I was experiencing was not my fault and that I no longer needed to blame myself or feel guilt and shame. I am grateful that in the work, Nic always encouraged my own agency and self-autonomy. I have been able to move on in the short time we worked together.”
Anon
"Starting with a new Therapist can be quite an anxiety inducing expereince but Nic put me at ease immediately. He was gentle and reassuring in his manner and gave me the space to explore my feelings in a safe and non-judgemental manner" (Anon)
