Nicky Ashby

Nicky Ashby


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Contact information

Phone number
07838369559

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Therapist - Earley, Reading

Earley, Reading RG6
07838369559
Sessions from £50.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available
  • Concessionary rates

About me and my therapy practice

I am a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Accredited, qualified and experienced integrative counsellor and psychotherapist (MA Distinction). I work with individual adults, students and young people. 

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 (the psychodynamic approach). I further offer grounding and mindfulness techniques (these can be helpful for anxiety and relaxation) and self-compassionate approaches (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 from childhood to adulthood (whether emotional, mental, verbal, physical and/or sexual). 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. 

Practice description

If you are unsure about the therapeutic process, hearing others' experiences can be helpful. Here is some client feedback I have received over the last few months:

A (25) said "I feel incredibly grateful I had you as a therapist, you created a safe environment where I felt comfortable to be vulnerable and talk about what was on my mind. I felt confident that whatever I said would be met without judgement and you helped me to process things I hadn't told anyone else. I feel like in our time together I grew so much as a person and learnt a lot about myself. I feel like I understand myself and my behaviour better, which has improved my relationships with the people around ... I'm grateful for the way you were present with me throughout." 

T (67) wrote "I always felt that you really listened to me and made sure you understood what I was saying. You tailored our sessions to what I needed at any particular time, and I never felt like I was being subjected to ‘techniques’. You always seemed to genuinely care. If you asked me a question, you gave me time to think about my answer if I needed to. I never felt rushed, and I always felt I could be honest about what I was feeling or thinking. I didn’t feel I had to try to say the ‘right’ thing. You helped me to see positive things in myself and grow in confidence, and I believe that I am becoming a much more complete person, which has rather surprised me!"

F (52) reported "Nicky was particularly skilled at getting me to talk about events relating to my Fathers death. I found it very hard initially, however, without pushing me and with gentle, sympathetic questions, I was able to talk about something extremely traumatic. I was only able to do this because I trusted Nicky. She is excellent at relationship building and her gentle approach was just what I needed in order to open up to her. Nicky has helped me get my life back in order, I am far happier, more grounded and far more capable of dealing with things."





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