Nicola Watts
Registered Member MBACP
Contact information
Features
- Flexible hours available
Availability
My practice is currently full. I will be able to take on new clients from 1st September 2021
About me and my therapy practice
Due to COVID-19 I am only working online or by telephone with people aged over 16 years old.
I’m a qualified counsellor with experience of counselling children, young people and adults. I run a private practice from a comfortable room in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan. I can help with a wide range of difficulties. No problem is too big or trivial.
Please get in touch by phone, text or email if you'd like to arrange a free 15 minute chat to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you or your child. You can then make a decision about whether you'd like to work with me or not.
I provide a safe and confidential space for you to explore your difficulties and help you find your strengths. I listen with warmth and without judgement. I see my clients as whole people, so work with your mind, body, spirit and environment. I can also share some strategies that research has found to be helpful in managing difficulties such as flash backs, self harm and anxiety. However, I won't tell you how to live your life or what to do. I believe that with the right support you will be able to trust yourself to make the decisions and changes that are right for you.
I am a Humanistic Existential counsellor who also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (a cognitive behavioural therapy). I also use elements of Transactional Analysis, a phased approach to trauma, Mindfulness, Attachment theory and Systemic theory. I am trained in the use of art and play techniques which can be useful to help clients to express themselves, get in touch with feelings and process difficult life events. I can tailor my approach according to your needs.
I am trained in the assessment and treatment of chronic insomnia using CBTi. This the therapy that is recommended by NICE for the treatment of insomnia.
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Obsessions, OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Brief therapy, CBT, Creative therapy, Eclectic, Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Systemic, Transactional analysis
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Organisations, Trainee, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Online counselling, Telephone counselling, Time-limited