Nicola Taylor

Available working hours: 

Tues: online 9am - 10pm

Weds: online 9am - 6pm

Thurs: Walk & Talk at Regent's Park, London (south-east perimeter meet) 10.30am - 5pm (4pm finish Oct-Mar inc.) 

Fri: online 9am - 5pm

Sessions last 60 minutes: 

• Online or Phone - £60
• Walk & Talk - £70

An initial online 'Discovery Session' session can be booked to help you decide if you'd like us to work together. Here we can take a brief look at your concerns and what you need from the therapeutic process. It's also an opportunity for you to ask questions about how I work and how I can best support you. Please call or email me to arrange. 

Some concession slots are available for keyworkers, OAPs and Students @ £45 per 1hr session online only, before 5pm.

Fees are reviewed annually on 31st March.

I am committed to adhering to the BACP's 'Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions'

Hello, I'm Nicola, an Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor. This is a blended approach to psychotherapy combining different elements of specific therapies and theories such as psychodynamic, person-centred and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). 

My blended way of working tailors an approach to sensitively respond to every single client I work with in a way that is as unique as they are. 

The complexities of our whole life experience can evoke a range of emotions, thoughts and behaviours that we may not always understand, recognise or like about ourselves. My personal and professional experience, along with the research, shows that self-awareness, change and personal growth can flourish in the safe container of compassion, empathy and acceptance. Therapeutic Counselling work provides that very container and can facilitate a deeper, richer understanding and acceptance of ourselves. 

As well as private practice, I have worked within the charity sector providing counselling (long and short term) for adults aged 18 - 70+. I also have extensive experience as a support worker for families with young children through my work with Home Start. I am experienced in supporting people with a wide range of concerns including, but not limited to:

abuse, ageing, anger management, anxiety, body image, confidence, depression, disability, eating disorders, existential crisis, grief, disordered eating, family, health, high sensitivity, intrusive thoughts, life transitions, loneliness & isolation, neurodiversity, overwhelm, parenthood, purpose and meaning, relationships, religion, self-expression, self-harm, self-worth, shame, sexual abuse, spirituality, work and career...

One or possibly multiple concerns may resonate with you. Whatever it is that you need to bring, we can work together compassionately, curiously, sensitively and at your pace to facilitate an understanding of what it means to you. 

please call or email me to discuss further

Difficult thoughts and feelings are natural, yet somehow can be incredibly painful and challenging to express in our day to day lives, to those closest to us. Therapeutic Counselling can support you in exploring these aspects more deeply.

Therapeutic Counselling falls under the umbrella of Psychotherapy...But what is it? 

'psycho-' relates to the mind 

'therapy' originates from the Greek therapeia, meaning  ‘healing’

Psychotherapy then literally means mind healing or healing the mind. 

This can sound abstract or a bit 'out there' but in practice we can break it down and facilitate healing through exploration in areas such as:

• emotions and emotional regulation
• processing painful life experiences
• self-compassion 
• self-acceptance
• self-expression
• Acknowledging, allowing & accepting 'what is'
• mindfulness & meditation 
• integrating all aspects or parts of the self into a whole self

In practice I've found great value and have seen clients achieve healing and deeper self-awareness when working holistically and creatively.

Working holistically looks at the whole picture and how aspects such as physical health, diet, sleep and/or alcohol consumption interconnect and interdepend on one another and the effects they may be having on emotions, mood and motivation, etc. In wider life it may entail exploring relationships, work, hobbies, values, etc. and what they mean to you, how they're related, the impact they have and how they may relate to your concerns. Creatively, I'll encourage reflection between sessions through mediums like journalling, drawing or poetry, or I might offer some suggested reading or listening via articles, books or podcasts. We might also work with:

• therapy cards
• worksheets
• emotional first aid box compilation
• dice roll prompts
• letter writing...and more

I will create a confidential, safe, compassionate, empathic and empowering environment that supports you in gaining the tools needed to nurture your emotional and mental health throughout our work and long after it ends.  

Accessing counselling can be a difficult step and I acknowledge the courage it takes in getting to this point. I offer the opportunity of a  60 minute 'Discovery Session'  to discuss what has brought you to therapy, what you need from the process and whether you think I am a good fit for you.

Prior to the Discovery Session I will email you:

• some questions to help you prepare 
• some health and wellbeing monitoring forms 
• an outline working agreement for continuing work