Nicola Ball

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Glasgow G75 & G5
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

About me

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Well done you! Your life is about to get a whole lot better…You may well have been recommended by a friend, or just stumbled upon The Talking Rooms, but there’s a good chance, you’re looking for some help with how you are feeling, and I’m guessing that you are hopeful that you can find a solution, so that you don’t feel that way anymore. If I’m right, keep reading…

I like to call this YOUR CALL TO ACTION.  If you are feeling stuck and low, and YOUR QUALITY of LIFE is dire. It’s pretty horrible isn’t it?   If you are feeling like life is a bit of a struggle, and your joy is so far off in the horizon, it can all feel a bit hopeless can’t it?

TODAY I WANT YOU TO BRING YOUR FOCUS TO YOU, AND RECOGNISE THIS IS YOUR TIME FOR CHANGE.   Listen to YOUR CALL TO ACTION, and make a change. Give yourself this gift, invest in yourself today. Give yourself the time and commitment to overcome your hurdles, and have the life you want, one were you feel genuine joy and happiness!

A listening ear...
We are all humans, on this beautiful rollercoaster journey called LIFE.  It can be tough, but that’s the deal we make with life. We take the good with the bad and we keep on pushing through… until, we get STUCK. That’s when we need some help, and that’s were we come in!

Firstly let me tell you this. EVERYONE at some point in their life needs some help. Every single man, woman and child. There is NO SHAME IN IT. Let me repeat that.  THERE IS NO SHAME IN IT. You are simply looking to understand yourself better and you want to find a solution to your problem. GOOD FOR YOU! 

My Approach
I offer you an opportunity to explore what’s going on for you, what’s keeping you stuck, and what you want life to be like. This ain’t no happy clappy bulls**t here.   We’re not going to tell you to just think positively and everything will be dandy again. No, we’re gonna look at the garden and take the weeds out from the roots, so that it can flourish once again.

I am a fully qualified cognitive behavioural therapist, and integrate the core principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Positive Psychology, and an absolute abundance of therapies to give you the tailored experience you need to smash out of this block and get UNSTUCK!

I have overcame challenging life circumstances; from death, cancer, marital breakdowns and then some.  I've sat in the the seat you WILL SIT IN. I know how scary this is. But what’s the alternative, just stay and live in your own tormented mind? Trust me, when I say, that you are going to come out the other side of this, and you are going to ROCK life like never before.   What have you got to lose?

Training, qualifications & experience

Diploma in Counselling & Groupwork - A Cognitive Behavioural Approach

Certificate in Counselling Skills

Certificate in Anxiety Management

Certificate in Suicide Prevention First Aid (ASSIST)

Certificate in REWIND therapy

I have a special interest in working with young people and organically my private practice has grown to supply counselling services to high schools, and I am also attended by parents and children looking for support on improving relationships, and mental health across the family.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

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Fees

£60.00 - £90.01

Concessions offered for

  • Students
  • Unemployed

Additional information

All payments are made in advance of the session and there is a cancellation charge of 100% if cancelled less than 24 hours before the appointment.

Once you’ve submitted your details, a therapist will be in touch to confirm a date, time and location of your session – along with prepayment details.

When I work

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MON-FRIDAY 10-8PM SAT-SUN 10-4PM

The Talking Rooms, 14 Stroud Road, Unit 73, East Kilbride, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire, G75 0YA

Morris Park, Work Zone 56, 37 Rosyth Road, Glasgow, G5 0YD

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Families
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check

In England and Wales, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly known as CRB) carry out criminal records checks for individuals working with vulnerable groups, such as children. To find out more, visit gov.uk , or contact this professional directly

PVG Scheme

In Scotland, criminal records checks are carried out by Disclosure Scotland. Professionals working with children or vulnerable adults must join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. You can learn more at mygov.scot , or contact this professional directly.

Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

On arrival to your appointment. Please park in the left hand car park and enter through the doors on that side. If you then use the stairs to the first floor, where a red sofa is located. If you wait there until your appointment time.

Online platforms

Microsoft Teams
Zoom

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Nicola Ball
Nicola Ball