Nichola Verity

I’m Nikki, a MBACP Accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Life Coach offering a calm, confidential space for women who feel overwhelmed, stuck, burnt out, or at a crossroads. You may be carrying anxiety, low mood, the impact of difficult experiences, or navigating a relationship or life transition that has shaken your confidence and sense of direction.

My approach is warm, supportive and collaborative. We can gently explore what has shaped you, understand patterns that keep repeating, and make room for relief, clarity and steadier emotional wellbeing — with practical tools you can take into everyday life.

How I work / Approach

I work integratively, drawing on counselling and coaching in a way that is tailored to you. Some sessions are more counselling-led, focusing on emotional understanding, healing and making sense of what you’ve been carrying. At other times, we may bring in coaching elements to support confidence, boundaries and practical steps forward.

At the heart of my work is a simple framework: Heal → Grow → Flow

• Heal: make sense of the past with compassion, safety and care

• Grow: strengthen self-awareness, resilience, confidence and self-trust

• Flow: create sustainable change through boundaries, routines and supportive strategies

Change isn’t linear, so we work at your pace, shaping the focus together from session to session.

What I can help with (presenting issues)

I commonly support women with:

• Anxiety, stress, overwhelm and overthinking

• Burnout, emotional exhaustion and feeling depleted

• Low mood and depression

• Trauma and the impact of difficult past experiences

• Survivors of domestic violence and abuse

• Emotional wounds, self-criticism, shame and low self-worth

• Repeating patterns, people-pleasing, self-sabotage and feeling stuck

• Relationship challenges, separation and divorce recovery

• Parenting and family change

• Identity, confidence and life transitions (including career direction)

• Building emotional wellbeing, balance and fulfilment

My practice particularly supports women (18+) who are carrying a lot — emotionally, mentally, or in the roles they hold for others. You may feel “high functioning” on the outside while inside you’re overwhelmed, anxious, low, or stuck in patterns you can’t seem to shift.

Many of the women I work with are navigating life transitions such as relationship change, separation/divorce, parenting and family shifts, or identity and career changes. Others come because past experiences — including trauma or abuse — still affect how they feel, cope, or relate. Together we work towards greater emotional steadiness, stronger boundaries, and a more confident, grounded way forward.

Therapy types / modalities

• Integrative counselling

• Person centred counselling

• Trauma-informed practice

• CBT

• Coaching (NLP)

• Positive psychology-informed tools

My experience

I have over a decade of experience supporting clients through emotional overwhelm and life transitions, and I’ve spent hundreds of hours in the therapy room. My background includes specialist work with survivors of domestic violence and abuse, supporting recovery from trauma and the longer-term effects on self-esteem, trust and a sense of safety.

Before retraining, I worked for over 20 years in senior leadership and CEO roles. This brings a grounded, practical edge to my work — supporting clients to move from “I’m coping” to feeling more like themselves again.

Qualifications

• First-class degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy

• CBT Diploma

• Master-level NLP Life Coaching

• Positive Psychology Diploma

How sessions work

Sessions are confidential, collaborative, and tailored to your needs. We’ll agree pace and focus together, and you can bring whatever feels most important — thoughts, feelings, patterns, relationships, or a specific situation you want support with.

Sessions are 50 minutes, available in person at The Tower Clinic (Leeds, LS16) or online.

What to expect in the first session

Our first session is a calm, no-pressure space. We’ll explore what’s brought you to therapy, what you’d like to be different, and what support might look like.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality is central to my work, with only rare exceptions relating to safeguarding and safety, which I explain clearly at the start.

Fees

• Free initial confidential consultation (30 minutes)

• 1:1 session (50 minutes): £80

• Block of 6 sessions: £450 (equivalent £75/session)

• Block of 12 sessions: £840 (equivalent £70/session)

Session availability / format

In person: Leeds (The Tower Clinic, LS16)

Online: UK Wide

Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly, depending on what feels supportive and manageable.

Contact preferences

You’re welcome to book a free confidential consultation to ask questions, share what’s going on, and see whether working together feels right.

Email: hello@nikkiverity.co.uk

Website: www.nikkiverity.co.uk