Nisih Freeman
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About me
I am based in Nottingham. I am a person-centred counsellor who places the core of the therapy in your innate capacity to want to thrive and be who you are. My role will be to walk the journey with you, embracing the capacity within you with full acceptance, without judgement in a trusting, personal, and unique relationship.
My journey into mental health support started after witnessing the devastating effect deteriorating mental health can have on young people as a person, their future, and the ripple effect it can have on their families and people around them. Supporting and walking with people through their challenges is fulfilling and at the same time challenging at times. It is something that I am passionate about and I aspire to be a trusting companion so that nobody has to walk alone in their difficult journeys.
Work with children, young people, and adults
I have been working mainly with children and young people (CYP) affected by bereavement at a Hospice in Derbyshire since 2023. More recently, I have also started working alongside adults affected by bereavement. During this period, my work has not only focused on their grief, but also on various presenting issues such as social and general anxiety, stress, anger, relationships with friends and family, gender issues, bullying, trauma, and depression as a direct or indirect effect from losing their loved ones. To find out more about how I work with children and young people, please check out my website.
Prior to this, I volunteered for Shout, a mental health support. During this period, I have had the privilege of supporting people across a wide range of ages who encountered mental health issues. Suicide ideation and self-harm cases were particularly prominent along with other presenting issues including loneliness, long-term illnesses, abuse, gender issues, study or work-induced stresses, or relationships.
Over the past 20 years, I have worked with many CYPs and adults in different capacities as a maths intervention tutor working with many primary school children from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds as well as those having Special Educational Needs statements; a mentor for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds; an organiser and instructor for a dementia prevention project, and a university lecturer focusing on financial subjects at different universities.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a trauma-informed practitioner. I have an MA in Person-centred counselling, an MSc in Psychology, and a PhD in Finance. I am a Registered member (411406) of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) as well as a Graduate member (571094) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Each session is 50 minutes long. You can book a free half-hour telephone session to see if counselling is for you and if I am the right counsellor for you.
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I am available on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for face-to-face sessions. If you prefer an online session, I can be more flexible. Please contact me to arrange a suitable time.
