About me
Hi, my name is Nicola. I am a qualified MBACP accredited counsellor/psychotherapist and supervisor.
If you have arrived at a time in your life when you are considering Counselling, it's likely that you may be experiencing some kind of problem, emotional difficulty or life-changing situation.
You may be feeling lost, isolated, stuck, lacking in self-confidence and self-esteem, or feeling that you are back where you started, going around in circles.
It could be relationship issues, emotional challenges such as depression or anxiety or simply that you have reached a point where everything feels overwhelming and just too much. Whatever your particular issue might be, psychotherapy and counselling can help.
I offer a confidential service in Whitby & Staffordshire, working online and via telephone. I offer home visits by arrangement only
My approach is humanistic & integrative. I work in a way that suits the needs of my clients, different issues may require alternative ways of working, but our sessions together remain client-led from the beginning.
I work with adults; sessions can be booked weekly or fortnightly. My working hours are 8.00 am-5.00 pm, weekdays only. Sessions take place via Zoom, telephone or WhatsApp.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to call me for a strictly no obligation friendly chat.
Training, qualifications & experience
My Qualifications & Professional Background.
- Peer Supporter Training CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE - 2001
- NOCN Cert Introduction to Counselling Level 1 - 2008
- AQA Cert Skills Acquisition & Practice in Counselling Level 2 - 2009
- NCFE Cert Counselling Skills & Theory Level 3 - 2012
- Edexcel Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Level 4 - 2013
- Edexcel Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Level 5 - 2014
- Training in Hypnotherapy Techniques - 2014
Training in Creative Solution-Focused Brief Therapy - 2015 - Advanced Post Diploma Certificate in Person Centred Couples Counselling - 2015
- Transactional Analysis Accredited Cert (Official TA 101) - 2016
- OCN Accredited Certificate in Counselling Supervision Level 5 - 2020
- Training in Critical Incident Debriefing - 2016
- Training in Recognising & Responding to Personality Disorder (NHS C&W Partnership Trust) - 2016
- Training in Advanced Creative Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Techniques - 2017
- Recognising & Responding to Eating Disorders -2017
- BACP Accreditation - 2017
- Training in Gestalt Techniques - 2018
- Training in Working with Dissociative Disorders in Clinical Practice - 2019
- Training in Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals - 2020
- 10 yrs Senior Volunteer CSNTL (Support Service for parents of children with Special Educational Needs)
- 4 Years at Cannock Chase Children Centre as a Support worker/Group Facilitator.
- 2 Years as Counsellor/Manager of The Counselling Service at Cannock Chase Children Centre.
- Experience in the delivery of EAP (Employee Assistance Programmes)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Interest in support for parents with children who have a life-changing or life-limiting diagnosis.
Fees
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Counselling
Initial Assessment: £25 (35-45 minutes approx.)
Full counselling session: £50 (50 minutes)
Extended Counselling Session: £70 (90 minutes)
Student Counsellor session: £40 (50 minutes)
Missed or cancelled counselling session with less than 24 hours notice: £25 admin charge
Supervision
Trainee Counsellor Supervision Session: £50.00 (60 minutes), £60.00 (90 minutes, £80.00 (120 minutes)
Qualified Counsellor Supervision Session: £60.00 (60 minutes), £75.00 (90 minutes, £95.00 (120 minutes)
Cancelled or missed Supervision Session with less than 24 hours notice: £25 admin charge.
The Counselling Assessment session is an opportunity for you to share the issues that you would like to explore in counselling. It gives me the opportunity to learn something about your personal history, and I will share with you how I work, which will help you to decide if my approach is right for you. We can then both decide if we would like to work together.
It will involve some form-filling, note-taking & general discussion and will normally last around 35-45 minutes. Assessments are strictly no obligation, and afterwards, you can book your first full session, go home & think about it, or decide not to proceed.
When I work
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8.00am-5.00pm Monday to Weds only.
Further information
I am fully insured and I am an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). As such, I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework: http://www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework/
I currently hold an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service, formerly CRB).
