Nicola Young
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About me
My name is Nicola and I am an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist. My practice is in London at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE), W2 6NE and in SE21 and SE22. Alongside my private practice I also provide short term counselling to students at a London University. My previous experience has been with the charitable sectors and the NHS such as Westminster MIND, The Caravan drop-in counselling service, FreshStart Psychotherapy and The Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Trust.
My belief is that therapy offers a unique personal opportunity to explore in depth what may be troubling you. I feel that by having weekly therapy it gives you an opportunity to express your feelings in a caring, respectful and non-judgmental manner. This helps you look at and think about your situation from a different perspective.
Being an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist I use a variety of different approaches, using whatever is most helpful. Together we will explore your challenges and concerns, allowing you to find new possibilities for healing, growth and change. My approach is flexible and practical, helping you find a sense of empowerment and make positive choices in your life again. I offer a space where you are accepted for who you are, listened to without judgment and with empathy.
Psychotherapy can provide the right space and conditions to explore and enable a beneficial and lasting change in our lives. We all have our own nature, and therefore experience the world, relationships with others and ourselves through our own way of being. Our work together would therefore be guided by your own unique nature, needs and goals.
I provide both long-term and short-term, once-weekly sessions to individuals age 18+ in a safe environment.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I am an accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). I subscribe to and I am guided by the UKCP and the BACP codes of Ethics for good practice. All work is clinically supervised and totally confidential.
I have an MA in transpersonal psychotherapy from the University of Northampton; a Post Graduate Diploma in integrative transpersonal psychotherapy from the CCPE; and a BA (Hons) Degree in Visual Communication Design from the Glasgow School of Art.
Prior to training as a psychotherapist I worked in advertising, design and film. I bring a broad understanding of the creative industry to my work and I appreciate the pressures of trying to achieve a balance between life and work.
I have a wide range of clinical experience in helping people with many different concerns including anxiety, anger, abuse (physical, emotional and sexual), bereavement, depression, eating disorders, trauma, relationship issues, low self esteem, identity issues, work related issues, sexuality, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, life crisis, or perhaps to gain a deeper understanding of your life experiences in addition to diagnosed mental health conditions.
Member organisations
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees are £70-£90 per session and we meet for 50 minutes on a regular basis (we will find a mutually agreeable time and day). Fees are negotiable for those on low incomes or are students. During our first session (the initial consultation), I will ask you some questions about your background, your relationships and what brings you to therapy. I will also explain how I work.
Please do not hesitate to telephone, text or email me for an initial consultation and I aim to respond within 24 hours.
When I work
All evenings and daytime on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
