Nellie Ford

I am a person-centred therapist, with experience of working with both adults and young people, in a variety of settings. I work in a confidential, genuine, empathic and non-judgemental way, and seek to create a safe and trusting environment for you to explore your issues, whilst prizing your uniqueness above all.

I have experience of working alongside clients from 9 yrs to 70+yrs of age with a wide range of issues. I have experience of working with young people in various settings and students at the University of Cambridge. I am passionate about what I do and truly believe in the value of the therapeutic relationship.

Research suggests that the therapeutic relationship is key to successful therapy. Feeling that you can trust and share your inner-most thoughts and feelings with your therapist is extremely important and I hope that our initial session together will help to assist you in deciding if my approach and style of counselling is the right fit for you.

Life can be overwhelming and there are times when it feels almost impossible to deal with the challenges it brings.

Childhood abuse, neglect, bullying, obsessive and/or intrusive thoughts, anxiety, depression, bereavement, loss, toxic relationships, relationship break ups, trauma, stress, are all extremely distressing and many people struggle to overcome these incredibly painful experiences on their own. I am a trauma-informed practitioner and I have experience of working with a diverse range of people and experiences.

Counselling offers you the opportunity to make sense of, and explore, at your own pace, any issues that may be impacting your life and/or relationships within a safe, comfortable and confidential environment.

I work from home, and currently am offering telephone or video sessions via Zoom or ‘in person’ face to face sessions at my home office. I am also happy to offer e-counselling via messenger if required.

Our first session together will enable you to decide whether you feel comfortable and happy with my way of working. This is generally around 50 minutes.

I have gained experience in various settings as a person-centred counsellor and trainer, and I am passionate about the enormous benefits of high quality supervision in practice. 

I have experience of running counselling training in Higher Education settings and I have facilitated a great deal of supervision in group settings, as well as one to one.

I am committed to continued self development and staying up to date as a supervisor and my ongoing experience as a therapist in more than one setting ensures that I remain current.

My supervision practice is grounded in the person-centred approach.

I seek to offer my supervisees a valuing, supportive, and gently challenging environment in which to grow and develop their practice.

I practice supervision alongside my own private counselling practice, and my work as a counsellor for a charity, as well as work as a sessional tutor for Metanoia Institute. I have a good understanding of the challenge in balancing organisational and institutional requirements with the needs of our clients.

It is of paramount importance that the supervisory relationship feels conducive to the way you would like to work. Therefore I offer an initial 30minute  meeting free of charge so that you can see if you feel comfortable.