Nicky Croft

Counsellor, MBACP (accredited)

EMDR THerapist

Nicky Croft

Counsellor, MBACP (accredited)

EMDR Therapist

Pronouns She / Her

Hi, I’m Nicky! I’m a highly skilled, compassionate person focused psychotherapist who can support you to overcome your personal difficulties.

My hope is that our relationship will develop into a comfortable yet professional place where you can be yourself and feel that I am genuine in wanting to help you to make your own choices about your life and concerns. I will not judge you and will give you the respect you deserve.

Due to my friendly, empathic personality, it will provide you with the opportunity to feel relaxed and be open with me about your issues; this can feel less of a burden on yourself. We will work together to focus on your internal confusion/struggles helping you to learn to tolerate distress and regulate emotions. My practice promotes well-being, recovery, personal growth and self-discovery.

I have been practising for over 13 years and my areas of expertise include; issues with self-worth and identity, anxiety disorders, depression, sexuality, PTSD, LGBTQIA+, relationship difficulties, trauma, student issues and difficulties experienced by ex-military clients. 

I am an integrative therapist incorporating various modalities such as person-centred, CBT, EMDR, compassion and trauma focused therapies. 

I am fully accredited with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). BACP status ensures a commitment to high standards, enabling the public to have confidence that the therapist works ethically, is trained and is fully qualified.

Nicky’s areas of specialism include:

  • Anxiety

  • Anxiety - Stress

  • Anxiety - Generalised (GAD)

  • Anxiety - Death

  • Anxiety - Health

  • Anxiety - Performance

  • Anxiety - Fears of abandonment

  • Anxiety - Social

  • Depression - Low Mood

  • Depression - Major

  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum

  • Depression - Seasonal Affective Disorder

  • Eating Disorders - Over Eating & Weight Loss

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Family Issues - Adoption

  • Family Issues - Blended families

  • Family Issues - Conflict

  • Parenting Issues

  • Grief / Bereavement / Loss

  • Miscarriage

  • Infertility

  • LGBTQI+ Related Issues

  • Gender Identity Issues

  • Low Self-Esteem

  • Loneliness

  • Perfectionism

  • Procrastination

  • Relationship - Attachment issues

  • Relationship - Codependency

  • Relationship - Communication difficulties

  • Relationship - Doubt in relationship

  • Relationship - Infidelity, affairs & betrayals

  • Relationship - Separation & Divorce

  • Career Coaching

  • Life transitions

  • Work - General Problems

  • Work - Bullying

  • Work - Redundancy

  • Work - Stress

  • Anger

  • Trauma - Childhood Trauma

Nicky is experienced in the treatment of:

  • Anxiety - Separation

  • Anxiety - Phobias

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Alexithymia - difficulty identifying/ expressing  emotions

  • Bi-Polar Disorder

  • Body Image Problems

  • Chronic Fatigue / ME

  • Self Harm

  • Eating Disorders - Anorexia & Bulimia

  • Menopause

  • Hoarding

  • Narcissistic personality disorder

  • Personality Disorders

  • Problem with telling lies

  • Pain management

  • Health conditions - Acute / Long Term

  • Health Condition - Cancer

  • Skin/Hair picking (tricotillomania / dermatillomania)

  • Sleep - Problems

  • Sleep - Insomnia

  • Tinnitus

  • Relationship - Intimacy

  • Sexual dysfunction

  • Long COVID

  • Trauma - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Trauma - Complex PTSD

  • Trauma - Dissasociation

  • Trauma - Road Traffic Accidents

  • Trauma - Rape / sexual assalt

  • Trauma - Childhood sexual abuse

Therapy models & approaches Nicky can use in her practice:

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Integrative Therapy

  • Interpersonal therapy

  • Person-centred therapy

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Mindfulness

  • Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

  • Psychodynamic therapy

  • Solution Focused Therapy

    Nicky Qualifications

  • BACP Accredited counsellor 709274

  • BA Hons Therapeutic Counselling

  • CBT Level 4 - Distinction

  • EMDR Level 2 training - fully endorsed by EMDR Europe - working towards accreditation

Nicky can work with:

  • Adults (19-65 Years)

  • Elderly (65+ Years)

  • Adolescents (16 - 18 Years)

  • Adolescents (10 - 15 Years)

  • Children (Under 10 years)

Types of therapy offered:

  • Individual therapy

What is EMDR?

EMDR Stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing.

When a person experiences psychological trauma or highly stressful events, they are not always able to process the relevant information (i.e. thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations). As a result, they can end up getting “stuck” inside of them and can resurface later on, as if the person was still reliving the traumatic or stressful event.

EMDR aims to ‘process’ negative experiences or events which can subsequently improve emotional well-being and help to significantly reduce, but more often eliminate distressing symptoms and bodily sensations associated with the trauma.

In 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has also acknowledged EMDR as being an effective treatment approach to psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders.

 

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