Nicola Smith

I am a fully qualified psychotherapist and accredited member of the BACP.  I work with individuals and couples. I am experienced in helping individual clients with anxiety, stress, depression, grief and many other issues. I work with couples who may want to work on their relationship with a view to improve or restore connection.

Individual counselling and psychotherapy

Working together with you, I aim to help you process difficulties by offering a supportive space for you to explore your experience and feelings. I hope to enable you to identify your resources and strengths and to encourage positive change. I tailor the work to you depending on what you wish to explore and how many sessions you require.

Whatever the issue counselling and psychotherapy gives you a space to explore where you are in your life, how you got there and how you can move forward.

Couples Therapy

When working with couples I use the Imago therapy method. Imago therapy is about learning a new way of communicating together as a couple to enable a deeper understanding of each other and to reduce conflicts. As an Imago therapist my role is to help you learn to connect in a way that strengthens your relationship so that you are safe to express yourself freely with your partner and can feel understood.

I offer a free initial telephone consultation for new clients, it is important we both feel we can work together, the session allows you to ask any questions you have and I can talk you through the therapy that I offer.

Sessions for individuals are booked for 50 minutes at £50. There is no fixed number of sessions, I am very flexible and this can to be discussed in the initial call.

The Initial session for couples is 60 minutes at £70 and ongoing sessions are for 90 minutes at £105 and take place once per fortnight.

I offer daytime and evening appointments.

I am a fully qualified psychotherapist and accredited member of the BACP. I am experienced in helping individual clients with anxiety, stress, depression, grief and many other issues. I also work with couples who want to work on their relationship with a view to improve or restore connection.

Individuals

Working together with you, I aim to help you process difficulties by offering a supportive space for you to explore your experience and feelings. I hope to enable you to identify your resources and strengths and to encourage positive change. I tailor the work to you depending on what you wish to explore and how many sessions you require. 

Whatever the issue counselling and psychotherapy gives you a space to explore where you are in your life, how you got there and how you can move forward.

Couples

When working with couples I use the Imago therapy method. Imago therapy is about learning a new way of communicating together as a couple to enable a deeper understanding of each other and to reduce conflicts. As an Imago therapist my role is to help you learn to connect in a way that strengthens your relationship so that you are safe to express yourself freely with your partner and feel understood.

My Experience

Alongside my private practice I currently work as a therapist for a counselling organisation in Harrogate. My previous experience includes counselling adults and teenagers in a range of settings dealing with issues including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, loss, relationship issues and abuse.

Sessions for individuals are booked for 50 minutes at £50 and are usually scheduled once per week. There is no fixed number of sessions, I am flexible and this can to be discussed in your introductory call or first session.

The Initial session for couples is 60 minutes at £70 and ongoing sessions are for 90 minutes at £105 and take place once per fortnight.