Nicola Boot

I am friendly and warm Psychotherapist, with over 16 years experience in the role. I provide a safe space where you can talk in confidence about difficult emotional issues.

I can help you make sense of painful feelings or troubling thoughts which may be stopping you from getting the most out of your life and work with you to recognise your patterns of relating to yourself and to others. I can offer you an opportunity to learn skills to break out of limiting patterns and ways of being. These skills become an emotional tool kit which you can take around with you for the rest of your life and which give you the freedom to make new choices and move forward in your life.

I have experience working with depression, anxiety, low self esteem, relationship problems, OCD, trauma, abuse, grief and loss. For those suffering loss, it may mean loss of a loved one, but may also mean the loss of a hope or expectation; not being where you had hoped to be in life.

I draw on several models of therapy, depending on your needs, but my core model is TA (Transactional Analysis) Psychotherapy. I offer face to face and online therapy (on zoom), long or short term therapy. My fees are £50 per session, although I also offer a limited number of reduced rate sessions for those on low income or benefits. You are welcome to email or text me to set up an appointment or to arrange an initial chat on the phone (or on zoom) to help you decide if you would like to proceed with regular sessions.

Testimonials:
Some previous clients have written about their experiences of therapy with me:

‘A massive ‘thank you’ for all your support during some pretty dark times – I know it’s a cliché, but I really don’t think I would be where I am now without the impact of your counselling. You very definitely made a difference to my life’.

‘You helped me not be ashamed. You’ve made me feel comfortable with myself’.

‘I didn’t think I could change, but through therapy with you, I have’.

‘I’ve found the counselling experience with Nicola to be life-changing. It’s a vulnerable and daunting thing to come to therapy and open up to a relative stranger, but Nicola’s warm, non judgemental and understanding approach has meant I was able to find techniques to reframe, and, in some cases, totally overcome some of my biggest and most deep rooted fears and learned beliefs. I’m not the same person I was when I first started counselling and I owe a huge chunk of that personal progress to my experience in therapy. I couldn’t recommend the service more!’