Nadia Hepburn

I offer Zoom and telephone counselling and, for face-to-face appointments, I work out of a practice in Farnham, Surrey on Fridays between 9am - 5pm.  

It is completely understandable that taking that first step to seeing a counsellor can feel daunting, which is why my holding of your emotions starts from the second we speak. I am a Humanistic counsellor using mainly the Person-centred approach.  This type of counselling means we work with what’s going on for you in the ‘here and now’ but not neglecting, nor dismissing, the fact that we are made up of our life’s past experiences.

My approach is one of compassion, empathy, acceptance and non-judgement. I have a warm, calm nature which allows my clients to be heard fully and openly. I strongly believe that you are the expert in your life, not me. I don’t offer solutions but rather I am the co-pilot in our therapeutic relationship.  I can help support you in navigating your way through your thoughts and gently challenging you in a way that will give you a greater understanding of what is going on for you.

I do work with a number of presenting issues including, but not restricted to, anxiety, depression, bereavement & loss, cancer, health related issues, relationships, self esteem, self-harm, stress and low self-worth.  My specialist interest is in grief and bereavement work.  As well as my private practice, I work for the NHS Talking Therapies, a brain tumour charity and an Employee Assistance Programme.  In the past I have been a bereavement volunteer for a national bereavement charity, as well as a counsellor for a cancer charity, where I also ran a bereavement group.  

The relationship between client and counsellor is hugely important to the progression of the work together.  For this reason, before starting your counselling, I offer a free 30 minute zoom or phone assessment.  This gives you the chance to see if I'm the right counsellor for you,  allows an opportunity to understand the process and helps with the decision on moving forward with counselling.