I have been working with Betterhelp now since May 2023 i am licensed in the UK and also have 3 years of professional work experience before starting with Betterhelp.
I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy related issues, & depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
I offer you a non judgemental and supportive environment and will hold space for you in our sessions. We can work together towards a clearer understanding and acceptance of past life events that can not be changed, but go forward with some clarity and acceptance that will enable you to take back your power and become the person you were always meant to be.
Whilst I was training to be a Counsellor I had a wide range of placements. I first started working with adult survivors of sexual abuse, I then worked for an organisation called Pete’s Dragons that offers a range of support to families and loved ones bereaved by suicide.
After lockdown I supported Care workers and I then finished off my placement hours working for an organisation called Alabare that support clients who have been homeless whilst they are in supported accommodation. I have clients that I see through my private practice who come to therapy with a wide range of issues as well.
Additional areas of focus: Coping with addictions, LGBTQ+ related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, 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, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #NCS23-00272
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Nicola Claydon. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I’ve been working with Nicola for a while now, navigating some genuinely difficult territory — attachment patterns, relationship endings, family history, and grief that goes back a long way. She’s helped me build real insight into my own patterns and given me language for things I’d carried for years without understanding them. Sessions feel like a space where I can be honest, even when what I’m bringing is messy or unresolved. I’d recommend her to anyone doing deep, ongoing therapeutic work rather than looking for quick fixes.
Written on Jul 10, 2026 after therapy with Nicola for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder,
I'm really glad to have Nicola in my corner and feel amazed by the progress we've made in my therapy. Would highly recommend her to anyone looking to work on themselves, their self-love and acceptance.
I'm so impressed by the way Nicola works, she is constantly educating herself, works in an incredibly structured and respectful way and I really feel that I can trust her.
Written on Apr 14, 2025 after therapy with Nicola for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Nicola is the best therapist I have ever had. She is very easy to talk and open up to. She makes me feel so validated and heard. Has helped me set goals and supported me to meet them. Checks in regularly and offers advice and guidance relevant specifically to me as she has taken great care and time in getting to know me. Since beginning my betterhelp journey I have blossomed. The support has been life changing and I feel very lucky to have such an amazing therapist. I feel there is nothing I cannot do now :)
Written on Nov 08, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 6 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and sleeping disorders
Chatty manner that helped to put me at ease, I felt understood and validated.
Written on Sep 20, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Down to earth, chatty and quite prepared to use her life experiences and great therapist training, to adapt and facilitate good understanding in her clients mental health wellbeing.
Written on Apr 10, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 6 months on issues concerning depression, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Nicola takes a friendly yet professional approach which makes you feel at ease and comfortable sharing. So far I have found she helps me to think of things in different ways and suggesting on how to start incorporating these which is greatly useful.
Written on Aug 02, 2023 after therapy with Nicola for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and self esteem