Nico Heinimann
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About me
"Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others."
- Pema Chödrön
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Welcome to my counselling practice, offering integrative transpersonal therapy, couple therapy and coaching services in Bristol, London and online. My approach is warm and collaborative, thoughtful and thorough, informed by a depth and breadth of life experience and my lived dedication to holistic healing. As a trauma-informed practitioner, I prioritise building a strong therapeutic alliance and ensuring that you get the support you need in a manner and pace which feel right for you.
Reaching out for help and imagining sharing with a stranger can feel daunting - a feeling I remember well! Having walked this path myself I can truly empathise with the whirlwind of emotions you might be experiencing. My invitation is into a friendly and peaceful atmosphere, where your experiences can be explored freely and without haste. You will find a safe and confidential space where your thoughts and feelings are heard with respect and without judgement. Getting to know you by listening attentively to your sharing of your life and challenges, of the ways they express outwardly and are experienced inwardly, will help me understand what you need from the process of therapy. In turn, you are welcome to ask questions about my approach and relevant experience. We can then reflect together whether I am the right fit for you. If I find that someone else might be better suited for your needs, I will refer you onwards.
My eclectic training and experience enable me to draw from various therapeutic approaches to best meet the needs of each of my clients, and sessions may include dialogue, silence, psychoeducation, enactments, creative expression, somatic and breathwork, or meditative elements - whatever appropriate, and only if you wish. Sometimes, we may work pragmatically, focusing on immediate action. Other times, we might delve into deeper aspects of your journey. Every part of your experience is honoured and held with care, and you decide where you would like therapy to go.
Foremost, I am a relational therapist: I believe that most psychological wounding occurs relationally, and that healing is therefore inherently a relational endeavour. Difficult patterns of relating to self and other often reflect in the therapeutic space and in this way, the therapeutic relationship can be an opportunity for learning. If the therapeutic process brings up shame, anger, discomfort or other difficult emotions, I aim to hold a space where you can experience those feelings safely, without fear of reprisal or judgement, and where we can explore them in the room together, so that new possibilities may emerge.
Overall, rather than asking 'what is wrong', questions that guides me are 'who did you have to become in order to cope with what happened to you?', and, most importantly, 'what do you truly, deeply long for?'. Alongside acknowledging your pain, we will uncover your inner strength and resources, taking confident steps toward identifying the elements that enrich your life and help you embrace all parts of yourself. I believe that no matter the hardship and suffering, the trauma or abuse experienced - we all have access to a source of inner wisdom and creativity, and an innate power to fundamentally re-imagine our life, and way of being, as we mean it.
If the above resonates, do not hesitate to contact me for an initial contact on the phone to arrange a first session. I look forward to meeting you!
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"In order to change what is, we need to give speech to what has been, to imagine what might be."
- Adrienne Rich
Training, qualifications & experience
- Integrative & Transpersonal Couple Facilitation, Alkimia Training London (ongoing)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling, Psychosynthesis Trust London
- Certified Deep Transformational Coach, Center for Deep Transformational Coaching, Leon VanderPol
- over 10 years experience working with individuals and couples in different holistic healing modalities
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
Fees
£58.00 - £118.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual therapy 50 minutes - £ 58
Couple's therapy 60 minutes - £ 85
Couple's therapy 90 minutes - £ 118
I offer a limited amount of concession spaces for people in need, please reach out to enquire.
