Nikki Dunne
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About me
Are you feeling low, depressed, or anxious? Are you troubled by intrusive thoughts, memories, and panic? Have you experienced something traumatic? Perhaps relationships feel hard, you feel alone, disconnected, or lonely.
What if you could change this and live the life you want and deserve? Through counselling I can help you explore the things that are affecting you and support you to improve how you feel, and your day-to-day life.
How I can help
I will be alongside you as you explore your feelings and what’s happening for you. If you have goals you want to achieve, we can define those together and look at ways to work towards them. By connecting to your emotions and bringing insight to you, you can begin to find ways to calm your anxiety or lift your mood, while gaining an understanding of yourself and your experiences.
I offer a range of techniques and you are in control of what you want to use. A few examples are: identifying emotions and needs and how to meet those, body and breath work, which are effective in reducing anxiety and trauma responses. Working creatively, using pictures, drawings and cards, unlocking stuck thoughts and showing patterns you may not have realised were present.
A bit about me
I have a calm and gentle approach; whilst offering challenge if and when needed. I’m passionate about the positive effects counselling has and how the right support can enable you to make changes and become more fulfilled.
As every person is unique, I tailor my approach to the specific needs of my clients, whether it be short-term crisis intervention or a longer-term therapy
I work with adults and young people aged 14+, in person and online via Zoom. If you would like to work with me, please get in touch via email, WhatsApp or phone and I’ll always get back to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I graduated from York St John University and hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (PGDip). I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
I have completed online and telephone counselling training (80 hours) and I continually attend training events. Below are some of the courses I've recently attended:
- Understanding mother-daughter relationships/attachment
- Working with suicidal clients
- Relational depth and trauma
- The Psychotherapy of shame
- Trauma-related guilt
- Childhood Sexual Abuse: Surviving as an adult
- Introduction to Counselling and Young People
- Counselling Adolescents
- Certificate in Trauma-focussed Therapy
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
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Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Young people (14+) and full time students - £40
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I offer in-person sessions on Thursday and Fridays. Other times in the week are online via Zoom or phone sessions, depending on your preference.
Further information
Enhanced DBS
Fully insured
I work online and in-person, half a mile from York city centre.
Please note in-person sessions are in a first-floor office up 1 flight of stairs.
There is free on street parking nearby or a car park with charges if preferred. I offer a free 15-minute consultation call so you can see how we would work together and decide if I’m the right counsellor for you at this time.
