Nicki Cockburn
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About me
Are you feeling lost? Stuck? Or do you feel like everyone else has got their life under control while you’re trapped in a maze with no idea how to find the way out?
I'm an integrative psychotherapist and counsellor working online and by telephone. I have experience of working with clients with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, binge eating, relationship problems, loneliness, loss, bereavement and disability.
The last few years have caused many people a lot of anxiety - and the ongoing cost of living is causing more stress. We've experienced loss of jobs, relationships and friendships which have left us feeling disconnected from others and ourselves
How can I find the way back to who I want to be and feel better about myself?
You’ve already taken the first step toward changing things by searching for counselling and I’d love to help you – so how does counselling work?
Have you ever watched a guide dog leading someone with little or no sight through a crowd? Putting their trust entirely in the dog – the owner asks them to find the way – and together they navigate the obstacles in their path until they reach a clearer, more manageable place.
You’ll be the pilot and I’ll be the navigator.
I’ll be with you every step of the way as we explore those paths that seem so rough and tough at the moment.
Using compassion, openness and without judgment, I’ll be your guide and together we’ll find the way.
How can I help?
I am a registered member of the BACP. I trained as an integrative psychotherapist at the University of South Wales.
I offer sessions by telephone and online using Zoom. This is because online counselling works very well for many clients. Reasons for this include:
- You can have your counselling sessions from the comfort of your home, which means you avoid having to pay for any commute, parking or other travel costs.
- It can be more flexible- I offer daytime and evening slots.
- You can either have the camera on or off.
- I also offer a few slots face-to-face each week, please contact me for more details.
Your feelings matter, your needs are important and change is possible
No matter how big your concern might seem, I encourage you to get in touch to see if we might work well together.
Counselling is a collaborative contract between you (the client) and me (the counsellor) If we start working together, we’ll go through a contract which explains what counselling is, as well as what it isn’t.
I offer a free introductory call. Please email me to book a session.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate Diploma in counselling Integrative Psychotherapy
- I've worked with clients with many different concerns including disability, anxiety, depression, relationship issues and low self-esteem.
- I'm a listening volunteer for the Samaritans.
- I've worked with a Christian counselling charity and a charity supporting people with sight loss.
- I'm a musician, so I also love working with people creatively (although I don't offer music therapy as I'm not trained in this)
- Registered member of BACP
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £55.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
I only provide online and telephone counselling. I work Monday to Thursdays and can offer evening slots on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
