About me
Hi, I'm Nicole - an Integrative psychotherapist and coach based in London.
I hope you will feel welcomed by a comforting and supportive space where you're invited to share your worries and concerns. I understand that life can be overwhelming, and sometimes we feel stuck repeating behaviours that no longer serve us. I aim to provide a safe environment for you to slow down, reflect, and explore the reasons behind your decisions.
If you sense recurring cycles, find yourself pushing others away, or feel adrift, I might be the right therapist for you. I believe our roots, our childhood, moulds our thoughts and behaviours. If exploring this resonates with you, I'm here to help you unearth insights and embark on your authentic journey.
I won't rush you but rather allow you the time to reflect and challenge your thought processes. My approach is direct, authentic, and focused on assisting you in finding your sense of self.
In my perspective, therapy is a collaborative walk towards your journey. There is no pushing or pulling, just someone to hold the space you need to explore. My expertise lies in domestic abuse, sex, adverse childhood experiences, LGBT+ and grief.
I work in a culturally competent way specialising in working with young, black adults.
With over a decade of experience as a qualified domestic abuse advocate, manager of a VAWG service and a Bsc in Psychology and Sociology and Msc in Integrative Counselling and Coaching .
I am a Registered Member of the BACP, ensuring professional guidance and support.
I also offer a unique collaborative approach with my colleague, Emma Parfett-Smith, for people whose relationship is affecting their individual therapy.
Each person retains their own individual therapeutic relationship, while the joint session creates a structured space to work with material that’s emerging between them.
Alongside this, monthly joint sessions give you both an opportunity to explore what happens between you and address relationship difficulties that may be getting in the way of that individual progress.
This is not traditional couples therapy. Instead, it recognises that you can be doing important personal work while also needing space to understand what is happening within your relationship.
In the joint sessions, we help you slow things down, make sense of patterns, and put words to feelings and reactions that can sometimes be difficult to communicate. Because we know you individually and understand your therapeutic journeys, we can help translate what may be happening beneath the surface, reflect what we observe, and gently challenge patterns where needed.
The aim is to create space for both things that matter: your individual healing and the relationship you are trying to navigate together.
Emma's profile is https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/emma-parfett-smith-london/444846
Training, qualifications & experience
- Bsc Psychology and Sociology
- PGDip and Msc in Integrative Counselling and Coaching
- Safe Lives qualified Senior IGVA and Manager of VAWG service; manage and train counsellors and IGVAs
- Qualified Freedom Programme Facilitator
- Healthy Relationship Facilitator and creator (School workshop)
- Business owner
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
My area of speciality is with those who have experienced Domestic Abuse or any other forms of abuse as an adult and/or in their childhood. I also specialise in working with young (16-30) ethnic clients who which to explore their racial identity and how this plays a part in their day-to-day life and concerns, specifically young black men.
I also offer a unique collaborative approach with my colleague, Emma Parfett-Smith, for people whose relationship is affecting their individual therapy.
Each person retains their own individual therapeutic relationship, while the joint session creates a structured space to work with material that’s emerging between them.
Alongside this, monthly joint sessions give you both an opportunity to explore what happens between you and address relationship difficulties that may be getting in the way of that individual progress.
This is not traditional couples therapy. Instead, it recognises that you can be doing important personal work while also needing space to understand what is happening within your relationship.
In the joint sessions, we help you slow things down, make sense of patterns, and put words to feelings and reactions that can sometimes be difficult to communicate. Because we know you individually and understand your therapeutic journeys, we can help translate what may be happening beneath the surface, reflect what we observe, and gently challenge patterns where needed.
The aim is to create space for both things that matter: your individual healing and the relationship you are trying to navigate together.
Therapies offered
Fees
£90.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a 15-minute free consultation to establish if I am the right therapist for you.
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