Nicole Collins
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About the Therapist
Nicole Collins offers warm and compassionate counselling for adults experiencing anxiety, stress, overwhelm, relationship difficulties and the lasting impact of difficult life experiences.
Many of the people Nicole works with understand why they struggle but still feel stuck in familiar patterns such as people-pleasing, overthinking, low self-worth or constantly putting other people’s needs before their own.
Her approach is person-centred, trauma-informed and nervous-system aware. She integrates mindfulness, embodied approaches and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) alongside the therapeutic relationship, helping clients explore not only their thoughts and emotions but also the messages and responses held within the body.
Together, therapy can gently explore the patterns that may have developed through relationships, difficult experiences or ways of coping that were once helpful but may no longer be serving you in the same way.
Nicole approaches this process with curiosity rather than judgement. Her aim is to help you feel safer within yourself, develop greater self-understanding and learn practical tools that can support emotional regulation in everyday life.
Therapy is collaborative and paced around you. Rather than rushing change, Nicole aims to provide a steady and compassionate space where meaningful and lasting change can develop at a pace that feels right for you.
At a Glance
- Session format: Online
- Client groups: Adults
- Languages: Please enquire
- Areas of focus: Anxiety, Stress & Overwhelm, Relationships, Low Self-Worth, Overthinking, People-Pleasing, Emotional Regulation and Difficult Life Experiences
- Professional status: BACP Registered Counsellor – Working Towards Accreditation
- Approach: Person-Centred, Trauma-Informed, Nervous-System Aware, Mindfulness-Based and Embodied
Qualifications
- Level 4 Diploma in Person-Centred Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Counselling Studies
- Level 2 Counselling Skills
- Breathwork Coach Training
- Somatic Trauma Therapy Training
- Emotional Freedom Tapping Levels 1 & 2
Therapy Approach
- Person-centred counselling
- Trauma-informed practice
- Nervous-system aware therapy
- Mindfulness
- Embodied and body-aware approaches
- Emotional Freedom Technique-informed work
- Breathwork techniques
- Meditation and visualisation
- Emotional regulation support
- Collaborative and client-led therapy
Client Types
- Adults
- People experiencing anxiety or overwhelm
- People experiencing relationship difficulties
- People struggling with low self-worth
- People affected by difficult or distressing life experiences
- People wanting to understand recurring emotional or behavioural patterns
- People seeking greater emotional regulation and self-awareness
Mental Health Issues and Areas of Support
- Anxiety and persistent worry
- Stress and emotional overwhelm
- Overthinking and difficulty switching off
- Relationship difficulties
- Low self-worth and self-esteem
- People-pleasing patterns
- Difficulty prioritising your own needs
- Emotional regulation difficulties
- The lasting impact of difficult life experiences
- Depression and low mood
- Loss and life transitions
- Feeling disconnected from yourself
- Difficulty understanding emotional or bodily responses
- Developing greater self-awareness
- Building practical tools for emotional regulation
- Creating healthier and more sustainable patterns
Professional Registration
- BACP Registered Counsellor
- Working towards BACP Accreditation
- Regular clinical supervision
- Ongoing continuing professional development
- Works within the BACP Ethical Framework
Professional Experience
- Qualified Counsellor in private practice
- Counselling experience since 2021
- Experience supporting adults with anxiety, depression, loss, self-esteem and life transitions
- Online counselling experience
- Experience integrating breathwork and meditation into therapeutic work
- More than 10 years of previous experience in education and coaching
- Ongoing professional development in trauma-informed and body-based approaches
What to Expect
Nicole offers a warm and compassionate space where you can explore what is happening without feeling judged or pressured to change before you are ready.
You may already understand why you feel anxious, overwhelmed or stuck, yet find that understanding alone has not changed the pattern. Therapy can provide an opportunity to explore what happens not only in your thoughts, but also emotionally and within your body.
Nicole works from a Person-Centred, trauma-informed and nervous-system aware perspective. Depending on what feels helpful, sessions may incorporate mindfulness, breathwork, embodied awareness, meditation or EFT-informed techniques alongside talking therapy.
Together, you may explore patterns such as people-pleasing, overthinking, low self-worth, putting others’ needs before your own or feeling responsible for keeping everything together.
The aim is not to criticise these patterns but to understand how and why they developed. From there, therapy can support you in developing greater self-compassion, emotional regulation and new ways of responding that feel safer and more sustainable.
Nicole’s aim is to help you feel more connected to yourself, more able to recognise and respond to your own needs, and better equipped with practical tools to create meaningful and lasting change at a pace that feels right for you.