About me
Hi, I’m Nicky.
It can be incredibly hard to try to figure it all out on your own. I’m here to offer a different kind of space, one where you can put the world on hold for a while and work through what is best for you.
A Space for Your Thoughts
I chose the name Pensieve for my practice because it represents exactly what I hope to offer you: a place to siphon off the thoughts that are swirling too fast or feeling too heavy or stuck. The name “Pensieve” comes from a blend of pensive, meaning thoughtful and reflective, and sieve, a tool for filtering. It reflects the idea of carefully examining thoughts and experiences, keeping what’s useful, and sifting out what doesn’t serve you to gain clarity.
In the fictional context, a Pensieve is a magical object that allows memories to be set aside and reflected upon in order to gain insight, clarity, and understanding. By stepping outside of the immediate experience, it becomes easier to look at things from a different perspective and make sense of them more fully.
Hence, I created Pensieve as a space to explore thoughts, reflect on experiences, and uncover insights that help guide personal growth and self-discovery. It embodies the idea of pausing, examining, and learning from our experiences in a way that is both safe and insightful.
Whether you are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression or exhaustion of navigating this world, having the space to offload those thoughts makes it easier to spot the patterns that are hard to see from the inside.
How We Work Together
I work with adults, teenagers, and neurodivergent clients navigating depression, PTSD, or relationship difficulties. As a person-centred counsellor, I believe you have the inner wisdom to navigate your life; sometimes you just need someone to walk alongside you while you learn to trust it. In our sessions, there is no "fixing," just us exploring ways that feel right for you at a pace you control.
Counselling, Coaching, & Supervision
I am an Anxiety UK–approved therapist and offer a blend of counselling alongside health and life coaching. This approach is ideal if you want to both reflect on the past and find practical guidance for personal growth. I also provide supervision for other therapists who are looking for a collaborative space to grow.
Practical Details
Locations: In-person sessions in Blandford, and online support covering Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, and across the UK.
So, if you’re looking for a place to simply be and a safe container for the thoughts you’ve been carrying, I’d love to hear from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 6 Supervision
- Foundation degree in counselling inc Level 5 Science of the mind; Level 5 Counselling Fear and Sadness; Level 5 Childhood and Youth Psychology
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Diploma in Life Coaching
- Level 3 Neuro Linguistic programming
I am a counsellor for The Family Counselling Trust, counselling children and young adults 13+, but I mainly work in private practice as a counsellor, as well as a health coach and life coach.
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
Longterm health problems.
I have worked with people with longterm health problems and life limiting illnessess which is naturally a very emotional experience but also throws up many practical problems and relationship challenges that we can explore together.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Free half-hour Introductory telephone conversation so you can get to know how I work and tell me a little bit about yourself before you decide to work with me.
Your sessions.
We can arrange weekly or fortnightly sessions depending on what works best for you, reviewing how sessions are going regularly so that you get the most out of our time together. No minimum or maximum number of sessions so you are free to choose what works best for you. We can review how therapy is going on a regular basis to make sure you are getting the most out of the sessions.
When I work
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Further information
Counselling and coaching with me is your time to talk and work out what’s right for you.
It’s your space to think and process your emotions without fear of judgment.
You get to put the rest of the world on hold — others’ opinions, agendas, feelings — for a while, at least.
That way, you can express what life is like for you, in your own way, when you feel ready.
All your emotions are valid and are there for a reason.
They form part of your autonomic nervous system and provide invaluable information designed to keep you safe.
They guide you to what works and doesn’t work for you.
Sometimes, they are clearly telling you something in your life needs your attention, which can be difficult to work out on your own.
However, for various reasons, stress responses (fight, flight, freeze) can take over the system.
Although the aim is to keep you safe, they can’t stop being on alert and therefore can’t allow you to relax and enjoy life when you are safe.
You’ve probably found that denying them, pushing them away, or fighting against them doesn’t work.
But their power can make it really difficult to face on your own.
So, we will work with your emotions to find out why they’ve taken over and what you need to move on.
Working through emotions that have kept you stuck, lost, overwhelmed, angry, or even numb helps you tune back in to your core self and be your own best friend.
Basically, it’s about helping your nervous system to regulate itself safely — to respond appropriately to stressors and unsafe environments, but also to stand down, relax, and enjoy life as soon as it’s safe to do so.
