Nicky Ashby - therapist in reading-rg6

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Phone number: 07838369559

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Flexible hours available
Concessionary rates

Availability

I currently have some availability.

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About me and my therapy practice

I am a BACP Accredited, qualified and experienced integrative counsellor and psychotherapist (MA Distinction). I work with individual children, young people, students and adults.

I am genuinely warm, empathic, compassionate and non-judgemental. I provide a safe, accepting and confidential space for you to feel free to make sense of your life, your concerns and challenges.

My approach is relational integrative and I can adapt my particular approach to meet your specific counselling needs. I remain led by you as we explore what is troubling you - we may explore your current day concerns, and/or we may explore how difficulties in your childhood and during the past impact you now (psychodynamic). I further offer grounding and mindfulness techniques (these can be helpful for anxiety and relaxation) and self-compassionate approaches (can be helpful for feelings of shame), as well as cognitive behavioural approaches if required.

Additionally, I have specialist trauma training and counselled in a sexual abuse charity. I am experienced in counselling individuals who have experienced any form of abuse (emotional, mental, verbal, physical and sexual) from childhood to adulthood. I have a warm, gentle approach to help facilitate your healing after trauma.

You may want counselling to help you to process grief and losses, whether from infertility, baby loss, miscarriage, death of a family member or friend, separation or divorce. I have experience of counselling in a pregnancy crisis centre and a hospice and understand the importance of having someone alongside you as you process extremely painful life experiences.

I believe that therapy is a collaborative process, where we can explore your difficulties and find ways forward together, at your pace, in a way that best suits you.

My first session

An initial session is free for a 30 minute telephone call to assess your counselling needs and whether I am the best therapist for you.

What I can help with

Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Menopause, Mood disorder, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Service veterans, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, EAP, Older adults, Organisations, Trainees, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English