Nicola Edmonds
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About me
I am a qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor offering counselling, psychotherapy and relationship therapy for individuals and couples. I have experience of working with a range of issues including trauma, depression and anxiety, problems with confidence or low self-esteem, sexuality, eating disorders or self harming, feeling sad for 'no' reason and family and relationships.
I have been trained in a combination of approaches including Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Psychodynamic and Person-Centred.
Working in an open and transparent way, I tailor my approach to suit your specific needs. I will provide a calm and reflective environment through which we can be curious and explore whatever it is you need to bring. Working together, we can review how you live and relate to others, both now and in the past, to enable you to make sense of how you are feeling and why, and to locate and develop your natural capabilities to enable you to support yourself better. This will be your space to be listened to, accepted and heard.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. Please contact me by filling out the form here. You can also call me on 07974 721758 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first.
Training, qualifications & experience
- CCTP: Trauma Certification
- Diploma, Humanistic Counsellor - Metanoia Institute
- Masters Level: Conflict Resolution & Group Facilitation (NAOS Institute)
- A.Dip Couples and Sex Relationship Therapy
Registered Bodies:
- MBACP
- Member of Oxford Psychotherapy Society
- Member of OTS
Background:
I have 35 years of experience of working supportively with people from all walks of life through; one-to-one Coaching, Executive Coaching, Group Facilitation of groups with conflicting objectives, Conflict Resolution, working with vulnerable children and troubled adolescents. I have successfully worked in Corporate, Educational, and Voluntary settings. I have been working privately with clients for the last five years.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Couples and Relationships.
- anxiety and depression
- loneliness and/or emptiness
- self-harm
- difficulty expressing feelings; feeling numb
- relationship difficulties
- extreme mood swings/anger/sadness
- shame and guilt
- lack of confidence/low self-esteem
- identity
- living with the effects of abuse
- rape.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £120.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual Therapy:
I charge £70 for an initial full 50 minute consultation, and then charge between £60-80 for ongoing sessions depending on your location and affordability. I have a limited number of places for those at a lower income level but there is currently a waiting list for these. I can offer a 15 minute experience without charge online or on the phone as an initial point of contact for those who are unsure.
Relationship Therapy:
I charge £90 for a couple coming weekly for sessions of 60 minutes, or £120 for a fortnightly session of 75 minutes. I work in person with couples.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
When I work
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Online: Tuesday 7-10pm Wednesday 7-9pm
In Person OX29: paused
In Person Oxford nr Cowley Police Station; Tuesday 12:35 - 16:30; Wednesday 12:35 - 5:30pm
Further information
I work with clients both in person (currently Oxford and Witney, but possibly back in London in the future) and via Zoom globally.
