I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, coping with grief and loss, depression, motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I have experience of working with neurodiverse clients, children, and adults. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #402330
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Nicola Barnard. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Careful and considerate of long standing issues, Nicola actively listens and takes notes, I feel supported and safe.
Written on Nov 20, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 2 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse
Working with Nicola has been brilliant. She’s insightful, not afraid to hold the mirror up to you, and focuses on your issues with compassion. There is no doubt that without Nicola, I would not have recovered from my breakdown in such a way. She’s my new hero.
Written on Jul 22, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I was so happy with Nicola as my therapist. She is such a kind and calm person and has been helping me a lot through the last few months. We had some emotionally challenging sessions, as well as some lighter ones, where we could laugh about things. We always adjusted the sessions according to what I needed that day. I would highly recommend her.
Written on May 13, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 5 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Nicola is very good at listening, and her suggestions so far have been right on the mark. Still early days for me on this journey, but so far extremely happy with my progress, which is down to Nicola
Written on May 07, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, grief, and self esteem
Nicola is brilliant at what she does, I feel she completely understands me as a person and makes a great effort to provide therapy to me in a way that works for and a way that makes sense.
She has listened to all my concerns and is very prompt in the advice and therapy she offers. I am still early on in my therapy but I feel like with Nicolas help I am on the road to recovery.
Written on May 01, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Nicola has been incredibly supportive and helpful since day one. She responds quickly to any messages or journal entries with encouragement and advice
Written on Apr 26, 2024 after therapy with Nicola for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief