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Hi, I’m Nicola

I’m a therapist who gets it.

For over 25 years, I worked in high stress, high pressure environments.

The kind of work where you can't afford to drop the ball, where the pressure is relentless and where "switching off" feels impossible. From the outside, I had it together. Inside? I felt on edge and exhausted. I lived what a lot of my clients are going through now.

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Early in my career, I used traditional talking therapies with clients. And yes, they helped people gain valuable insights and spot patterns. But actually resolving the issues? In my experience, that was a different story. People would understand why they felt the way they did but they'd still feel stuck. It frustrated me and I wanted more for them.

So I went beyond my psychology degree; exploring neuroscience, mind-body connections and how change actually happens. That's how I found hypnosis and suddenly it clicked. The unconscious mind is where your patterns actually live; your automatic reactions, your emotional responses, the habits you can't seem to break. And if you work with it directly, things actually shift.

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Then I found IEMT (Integral Eye Movement Therapy) and it was a game changer. Negative memories and feelings that people had carried for decades - sometimes their entire lives - would shift in a couple of sessions. Sometimes less. I watched people walk out lighter, calmer, freer. That's when I knew I'd found what I'd been looking for.

The same techniques I use with clients helped me stop white-knuckling my way through life and actually start living a more balanced, happy one. I didn't just learn these approaches in a textbook - I live them.

Sessions with me don't feel like traditional therapy. They feel like a conversation with someone who genuinely gets it and knows how to help you get unstuck fast. My goal is to help you create real, lasting change. So that you can feel lighter, calmer and actually enjoy your life again.

I also work with therapists and coaches navigating personal challenges; providing confidential support so you can show up fully for yourself and your clients.

I bring warmth, a good sense of humour and a down to earth approach to every session. Creating a safe space where you can be yourself , feel relaxed and be understood .

I am committed to ethical practice and continuous professional development to provide the highest standard of care for all clients.

Credentials.

 

BSc (Hons) Psychology 2.1

Graduate Member of The British Psychological Society (GMBPsS)

Member of the British Board of Integral Eye Movement Therapy.

Member of Psychology Today 

Senior Member of ACCPH (Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists)

Certified Integral Eye Movement Practitioner

Certified Hypnotherapist

Certified in Neo-Ericksonian Hypnosis

Registered member of the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. Registered to work with both adults and children

Ready to Get Started?

If you're tired of feeling the way you do and if you want real resolution, let's talk.

Book a free 20-minute consultation for an honest conversation about what you're experiencing and how best I can support you.

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