Nicole is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and has also completed a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology from Royal Holloway, University of London. After completing the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, at The University of Leicester, Nicole relocated to London where she obtained a role in the NHS, providing the psychology provision for an acute adult trauma-informed mental health service.

Nicole has worked in the NHS for nearly 10 years in a range of different services. Her previous roles have meant she has worked with children and adults in mental health inpatient units, crisis resolution & home treatment teams and various forensic settings.

Whilst working within a child and adolescent community specialist eating disorder service, Nicole developed a passion for working alongside individuals and their families struggling with an eating disorder. Nicole is particularly interested in supporting young people to achieve their goals and ensures her work always keeps these in mind. Her approach is friendly and warm with Nicole regularly receiving positive feedback in regard to her ability to work with people in distress. Nicole has experience working systemically with families as well as facilitating family based treatments for eating disorders.

Nicole bases her work on creating shared understanding between her, the client, and people important to them. Nicole develops psychological formulations to inform her treatment interventions and draws upon an array of different therapeutic models, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT). In her work, Nicole includes systemic and narrative ideas and enjoys being creative within sessions.

Nicole feels passionate about understanding an individual’s difficulties in the context of their life experiences. This means, at times, she can draw upon ideas from the Power, Threat, Meaning Framework (PTMF), which offers an alternative approach to psychiatric diagnosis, considering “What’s happened to you?” instead of “What’s wrong with you?”.

Nicole has extensive experience working with a range of difficulties including anxiety, low mood, trauma, emotional, relational and personality difficulties, hearing voices, psychosis, self-harming behaviour and eating disorders. She has also gained a wealth of experience and enjoys working with individuals with neurodiversity, learning and cognitive difficulties.

Throughout her work, Nicole reflects on the importance of an individual’s culture, background and beliefs; celebrating difference and diversity within her sessions.

Nicole’s personal values of kindness, compassion and transparency are key aspects of her style. She strongly believes that building trust and providing a space to reflect are vital aspects of her role in supporting people with their recovery.

Outside of work, Nicole can be found playing netball, horse riding and planning adventure holidays. She especially loves visiting Italy and is attempting to learn Italian.