Nicola Willoughby , BACP

Nicola Willoughby is a registered member of the BACP and has been working in counselling since 2020, bringing three years of practical experience to her practice. She trained as an integrative counsellor, which means she adapts methods from different therapeutic models to fit each person's unique needs rather than using a single fixed approach. Nicola also holds a higher diploma in CBT, a practical training in cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and a foundation certificate in working with children and teens.

Her additional professional development includes focused training in bereavement and loss, domestic abuse, anxiety, anger management, and emotional regulation. Over the years Nicola has worked with many children with ADHD or ASD diagnoses, as well as adults who have received recent diagnoses, supporting them to recognise their strengths and the qualities that make them resilient. She places emphasis on helping people discover their own solutions, building on their strengths to make meaningful changes when facing trauma, grief, parenting challenges, career transitions, or other life adjustments.

Nicola’s practice covers a wide range of concerns including attachment and communication difficulties, relationship separation, domestic violence, eating and fertility issues, shame and guilt, panic and phobias, pregnancy and childbirth related matters, self-esteem, social anxiety, and women’s issues. Her approach aims to be flexible, collaborative, and tailored to the individual’s goals and circumstances.