About me
Overview
A very warm welcome to Nina May Counselling. I am a qualified Person-Centred Counsellor dedicated to supporting individuals facing a range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, and complex trauma. As a full-time wheelchair user myself, I feel I have a unique understanding of the experiences that come with being disabled, therefore I also strive to create a welcoming space for disabled clients to explore their identities and feelings.
The in-person sessions which I offer, are wheelchair accessible.
How I work
I feel that every client’s therapeutic journey is personal and unique to them, which is why I adopt a non-directive approach in my practice. This means that you, as my client, will always be at the heart of our sessions. My goal is to provide a safe, open, and non-judgmental environment where you can feel comfortable exploring your thoughts and emotions.
Currently, I offer both telephone and a limited number of face-to-face counselling sessions, available on request, each lasting 50 minutes. To help you decide if my counselling services are right for you, after your initial email inquiry, I offer a complimentary 20-minute telephone introductory session. This will provide you with an opportunity to see if I am the right therapist for you, alongside also giving us time to discuss your needs in a supportive environment.
As part of my first session, I will ensure that new clients have signed and understood my client contract, which will have been sent over to you after our initial phone call, if we feel comfortable working together. You will receive this before commencement of our work together. In addition, as part of the first session, I may ask you a few questions to establish what kind of support you are looking for and what kinds of things you may find it helpful to work through. However, this initial assessment is not set in stone, and it does not mean that things can’t be changed as we work through our sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
EXPERIENCE
I am a qualified person-centred counsellor with over 150 practice hours.
Survive Abuse Counselling - 04/2024 - Present
I work face-to-face as a Person-centered Counsellor, on a long-term basis, supporting a very wide variety of adult clients who have experienced abuse and complex trauma.
The Mix - 03/2024 - Present
I work online as a Person-centred Counsellor, on a short-term basis, supporting young people (aged 18-25) who have experienced a wide variety of mental health challenges.
Keele University Resident Advisor - 09/2022 – 06/2023
I worked to support students living within the university by providing social and emotional support. I helped students to resolve domestic living issues and queries as well as assisting other advisors and the residential management team with the running of campus events and campaigns. I also worked one night a week on an on-call basis and would report back to management with any issues or queries at the end of each shift.
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
- Safeguarding Adults – Levels 1 and 2 (3 hours) – 05/12/2025
- Safeguarding Children – Levels 1 and 2 (3.25 hours) – 03/12/2025
- Safeguarding Against Radicalisation – The Prevent Duty (1.5 hours) – 20/11/2025
- Introduction to Hypnotherapy (4 hours) – 27/09/2025
- Existentialism in Therapy (4 hours) - 12/07/2025
- Complex PTSD Training session (4 hours) - 29/06/2024
- Honor-based abuse awareness training session (2 hours) - 28/06/2024
- Art Therapy training session (4 hours) - 18/05/2024
- Enhanced DBS update service – 09/2023
- First Aid Certificate - 06/2022
- National Citizenship Service Programme – 2015
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£30.00 - £50.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a reduced fee of £30 per 50-minute session for Students, those on Low Incomes, or individuals in receipt of Benefits.
My standard fee is £50 per 50-minute session.
I offer a complimentary 20-minute telephone introductory session. This will provide you with an opportunity to see if I am the right therapist for you, alongside also giving us time to discuss your needs in a supportive environment.
I am pleased to provide you with a breakdown of my availability for both telephone and face-to-face sessions below:
Mondays: Telephone sessions available
Tuesdays: Telephone sessions available
Thursdays: Both telephone and limited face-to-face sessions available upon request
Fridays: Both telephone and limited face-to-face sessions are available upon request
We can discuss specific time slots and days, which would suit us both best, as part of your initial consultation email.
Further information
I have an extensive understanding in supporting those who have experienced significant trauma and/or different kinds of abuse. I also have the skills to be able to support both young people and those with disabilities, due to my own personal experiences outside of the counselling room.
I can offer both short term and long term counselling sessions to all my clients on both an in-person or telephone basis.
Initial enquiries-
If I sound like a good fit for you please contact me on this email for any enquiries where we can then discuss your needs further.
Email- ninamaycounselling@hotmail.com
