Davina Nicholson

Davina Nicholson


Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)

Contact information

Phone number
07768637207

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Therapist - Stockbridge

Stockbridge SO20
07768637207
Sessions from £55.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available

Availability

I am pleased to announce that I have availability again from September 2024 onwards.

About me and my therapy practice


Many things can lead people to counselling: Changes of many sorts, family issues, anxiety, depressed feelings or sadness, anger and resentment, bereavement/loss, the current situation or perhaps just a general feeling that things are 'not right'.

 Whatever your reasons for seeking help, I offer relational, confidential, non-judgemental counselling, which will allow you to be fully heard and understood. This means you can make more sense of your experiences and feelings and find some relief from distress or make changes and if appropriate learn ways to ‘self-soothe’.  I have 20 years experience and a good 'track record'.  

As well as face to face seated sessions, I can offer 'walk & talk' which some people find both soothing and illuminating. I can work with nature, as the location of my counselling room is a rural location and we can work outside when it is useful to do so. Scientific studies show that nature can be a great healer/soother for our nervous system, so this way of working can help on several levels.

I am an experienced counsellor working with both adults and young people aged 11 and above. My aim is to help you help yourself; together, we will work on recognising your issues and patterns, I will not tell you what to do. Instead I aim to empower you and when appropriate help facilitate any changes you wish to make

My level of training means that I have gained a depth of reflection and understanding that is evident in my work. As a relational counsellor, I aspire to work with you to create a strong therapeutic relationship which I believe is central to any progress you might wish to make.

I attend regular continuous professional development workshops and professional supervision. As well as my 20 years’ experience and am also the clinical lead for a counselling charity.  I am a fully accredited member of BACP and abide by their code of ethics.

Practice description

My counselling space is in a rural setting and we can use nature and the outdoors when it is appropriate to do so.  This can be very useful on a lot of levels; nature is soothing and we can use the metaphors that nature provides to understand ourselves better.  Also it can make talking easier if we are walking or sitting in a private outside space with animals to look at.   This can make the feeling of being in counselling less intense and more relaxed when needed.

My first session

You can choose whether we have our first session over the phone or in the counselling space (inside or outside).  During the first session I will ask for some history to start to create a picture of what has brought you to the 'place' you are now in yourself.  I will also conduct a risk assessment to ensure that counselling is right for you.

 

I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and at all times follow the ethical guidelines of this professional body.

 

What I can help with

Abuse, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Obsessions, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Animal assisted therapy, Behavioural, Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Creative therapy, Eclectic, Emotionally focused therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transactional analysis

Clients I work with

Adults, Children, Groups, Older adults, Organisations, Trainees, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited