I am licensed in the UK with 5 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with lgbt-related issues, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, & coping with grief and loss. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Expats, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing Impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trichotillomania, Visually Impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Hypnotherapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #276003
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Nicholas has been of great help, highly intelligent, friendly and I would recommend to anyone!
Written on Jan 25, 2024 after therapy with Nicholas for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
Nicholas is a great, experienced therapist. He feels the person and has strong skills of forming a therapeutic bonding. During an online consultation, which naturally has time and form limits, he skillfully creates safe space where you can dip into deepest layers of your psyche.
Written on Jan 18, 2024 after therapy with Nicholas for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and lgbt
Nicholas is incredibly insightful and great at trying to bring you out of your conscious mind into the unconscious to get to the core issues manifesting in daily struggles. He respects your knowledge about yourself and therapeutic approaches while also stretching you in a healthy way. I always find our sessions to being about profound food for thought beyond any specific problem I've brought to session.
Written on Jan 17, 2024 after therapy with Nicholas for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, an
Nicholas Is such a great therapist. I highly recommend him.
Written on Mar 14, 2023 after therapy with Nicholas for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and trauma and abuse
I was very nervous about starting therapy but felt at ease straight away with Nicholas. He is a great listener, understanding and helps me manage and cope with events that happened during my childhood.
Written on Feb 02, 2023 after therapy with Nicholas for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
Nicholas is amazingly kind and knowledgeable. He's guided me through my emotions and life experiences with great insight . I wasn't sure what to expect from therapy, but I'm very glad I've started this journey.
Written on Dec 11, 2022 after therapy with Nicholas for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes