Nicola Gauld

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Adv.Dip.Integrative Counselling , MNCPS(Acc.), MBACP
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location_on North Tyneside NE29 & Whitley Bay NE26
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About me

 Would you like to learn more about yourself and understand more about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.  Maybe you’re feeling the pressure of meeting everyone else’s needs and expectations and would like to explore what you need to live a life where you can truly be you? Would you like to understand more about what is fuelling your anxiety or say no with confidence as you set clear boundaries? Are you feeling the effects of depression and would like to find a way forward? 

I work to support you to find your own answers and insights and this can help you to make sense of and understand more about what you are experiencing. Positive change can happen through counselling.

We can work together to explore ways of managing overwhelming thoughts and feelings. It can be possible for you to let go of limiting beliefs and understand what you need to live the life you truly desire. It is possible to grow in self-confidence, raise low self-esteem and build self-worth. Together, we can work with your strengths as well as identifying the challenges you may be experiencing. You can discover a stronger sense of self, an increased ability to know and meet your own needs and to relate to yourself in a more self- compassionate way. We can work to understand more about how you relate to yourself and to others. 

I have experience working with a diverse range of issues with clients. My integrative training means that I have a variety of ways that I can work within the sessions  to suit your unique needs.

I have a special interest in working with neurodivergence including neurodivergent clients who are autistic or ADHD. 

I have an interest in working with grief and loss which includes bereavement , relationship breakdowns, life transitions and life losses. It sometimes can feel difficult to have conversations around grief but I can be there for you, listening and offering a supportive space to have those conversations. 

I have experience working with clients who have experienced trauma. I can work in a variety of ways to help you feel safe to explore difficult experiences and how they have impacted you.

I can work with different modalities and theories within sessions including person-centred counselling, psychodynamic counselling and CBT . I also enjoy using some creative work with clients who feel drawn to work in this way.

It can help to have a person to walk alongside you and support you to take the steps you want to take. I offer a free introductory call to explore how it feels to work with me and if I feel the right counsellor for you . 

Training, qualifications & experience

I have completed a Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling.

i have completed an online  and telephone counselling qualification.

I have completed additional training in working with creative techniques within counselling .

I have completed additional training to work with  clients experiencing grief and loss. 

I have completed additional training to work with trauma. 

I have worked as a volunteer counsellor with people who have experienced abuse and as a volunteer counsellor in several bereavement charities . 

I am an accredited member of the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society MNCPS(Acc)).

I am an individual member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). 

I have an enhanced DBS.

Member organisations

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NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

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Accredited register membership

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

My session price is £50, however I offer a sliding scale for clients on a low income or unemployed. The scale ranges from £35-£50. 

I offer a concession for counsellors in training. 

When I work

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I work on all weekdays 8.30am-3pm as well as an evening on a Thursday and Saturday  daytime. 

Nile Street, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 0BB

Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

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