Nicky Stone
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About me
Contact me for individual therapy (in person or online), couples counselling and supervision. As an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor I believe that we all have the capacity to enjoy good mental health and well being. To achieve this we may need to talk to someone who is trained to help us make sense of things. If you are thinking about seeing a counsellor or psychotherapist it is important to find the right person to help you. For this reason I provide an assessment session on the telephone for which there is no charge. This gives you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have have about how I work and what you can expect.
In our frantic modern lives, where everyone seems to have an opinion, we rarely feel properly listened to or really heard by anyone else. Being able to talk to another person in confidence, in a safe place, who will not make any judgements about you or your situation can be really helpful and bring you relief.
I work hard to help people find ways to alleviate their distress as quickly as possible so that they can get on with living their lives in a more satisfying way. I am trained in ‘Brief and Time Focussed’ Counselling and commit to longer term therapy when necessary. I am a Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist, and work carefully to tailor the therapy for each person, finding the most helpful ways of working for each individual or couple.
You can contact me by text or email to make an appointment or call and leave a message to say when would be a good time for me to call you back.
My office is in Falmouth with free parking. It is 10 mins walk from Falmouth Moor and only 3 mins walk from the bus stop for the main routes between Falmouth - Penryn Campus - Truro, Camborne and Penzance.
The railway station is only 10 mins walk away.
I am available 7.30am-7.30pm on Monday to Thursday
My fee for individual sessions is £60. Couples £75. Sessions are for 60 minutes.
Supervision £75 for 1.5 hours.
I take regular supervision with a highly experienced Psychotherapist and TSTA (Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst) as is required by the BACP and other regulating bodies. I am a registered member of the BACP and abide by their code of ethics.
Life can be confusing and frustrating, it can feel pointless or very scary. Our problems can just keep getting us down, making us feel depressed and miserable, angry and unable to cope. We may be troubled by past experiences or unhelpful behaviours. We may experience acute anxiety, panic, trauma, loss, abandonment, violence or feel trapped in a situation not of our own making. Sometimes we can be angry with ourselves or somebody else. We can often feel ashamed, humiliated or even that our problems are too trivial to talk about. However big or small your problem seems, it helps to talk with someone who is trained to listen, to help you make sense of it and to help you make the changes you need to make.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an Advanced Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy and have a first degree in the arts.
I have a full diploma in Supervision.
I have been in Private Psychotherapy and Counselling Practice since 2011 and a part-time student counsellor at a large Further Education college since 2010.
I have worked -
- for Arts for Health, facilitating workshops for people with long term depression.
- as a pottery teacher for groups suffering depression and mental health problems.
- as a mentor for Cornwall Crafts Association, coaching crafts practitioners.
- as a teacher in secondary schools and colleges running high level ceramic workshops dealing with body image and self esteem.
I am a mindfulness practitioner, working one to one with clients experiencing anxiety, stress, depression, anger management issues, chronic pain and ill health.
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
Anger
Stress and Anxiety
Students
Living away from home
Relationships
Friendship issues
Loneliness
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME and Fibromyalgia
Long term, enduring depression
Sleep
Procrastination
Creativity
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am available Monday to Thursday 7.30am - 7.30pm
My fee for individual sessions is £60. Couples £75. Sessions are for 60 minutes. Supervision £75 for an 1.5 hours.
(I will offer a limited number of concessionary spaces for people on low incomes.)
Payment is by cash or bank transfer
When I work
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I am available 7.30am to 7.30pm Monday to Thursday
Further information
I work from a quiet, purpose built office that looks out onto the garden. It has its own discreet entrance and a bathroom for comfort breaks should you need them. There will be parking space along the road in front of the house.
I work to whatever time scale is helpful for you. Sometimes sessions will be weekly, sometimes fortnightly and when appropriate, monthly. We can arrange a combination of in person and online sessions if you need to be away some of the time too. You may come for a period of time then take a break and come back later to continue working if necessary. I will let you know in well in advance of when I am taking my annual leave.