Nicola Vernon, BACP

Nicola Vernon is a person-centered counsellor with 20 years of experience supporting adults, children, young people and families. She works across a broad range of concerns, including depression, anxiety and social anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, addictions, childhood trauma, grief and bereavement, and many intimacy- and life-stage related issues. Nicola brings particular depth of practice in bereavement and loss work with children and families, alongside experience addressing ADHD, bipolar presentations, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting and carer stress, and first responder issues.

Nicola offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can explore how their experiences shape feelings and daily responses. Working at the client’s pace, she focuses on listening closely so individuals and families feel heard and understood while making sense of difficult emotions and patterns. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s pace of change.

She holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a recognised UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists - and has undertaken additional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, counselling supervision, family bereavement and life story work, inner child approaches and trauma work. Nicola currently carries a practice schedule that includes evenings and weekends.