Nicky Vallance
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About me
Hi, I’m Nicky
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.
To put on hold the rest of the world (others opinions, agendas, feelings…), for a while at least, so 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 automatic 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 and although the aim is to keep you safe they, kind of, can’t stop being on alert so 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, even numb so you can tune back in to your core self and be your own best friend.
Basically, helping your nervous system to regulate itself, safely. To respond appropriately to stressors, and unsafe environments but also, stand down, relax and enjoy life as soon as it’s safe to do so.
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
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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
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
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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Out of office hours available on request.
Further information
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