Kirk Nelson

As an integrative counsellor I am able to draw on knowledge and skills from various counselling approaches based on your individual circumstances in order to provide the most effective and personalised therapy for your needs.

​Holding in mind that the counselling sessions are for you I maintain an open minded, non-judgemental, respectful and collaborative approach. The main aim is that you do not have to face your difficulties alone and to use my training and skills to work with you at the pace, and depth that is appropriate for you to work through the challenges you are experiencing in order to feel more empowered within yourself and your life.

​My work is underpinned with the belief and experience that we all have the capacity to be in control of ourselves and our choices. I work with you to understand what is really affecting you in the here and now and importantly we can look at how you can take back control and move forward.​

I have worked successfully with a diverse group of clients from many cultural and socioeconomic background with a wide variety of issues.

Our first meeting gives us an opportunity to learn more about you, your experiences, the specific difficulties you are facing and how they are currently affecting you. Because we are all unique individuals, the idea is to get an understanding of you as a whole person and not to define you by said difficulties.

The aim will be to understand together what is most important for you and what you want to focus on e.g. what are the source(s) of your difficulties? What is the impact and cost to you? And what do you want to be different?

We will collaboratively look at how you want to work together, your expectations and your preferences. It is also an opportunity to decide together what are the next steps you would like to take regarding counselling.