
Mandy Jane Nicholson
Counsellor, MBACP (She, Her)
Verified by Psychology Today
389 Ringwood Road,, Office 2 (Upstairs), Poole BH12
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I am an empathic, approachable and experienced (5yrs) Humanistic Integrative LGBTQ affirmative counsellor. I also integrate CBT into my practice particularly when working with anxiety. I have facilitated numerous Wellbeing Support Groups for Dorset Mind including 2 LGBTQ peer-support talking groups and an anxiety support group. My private practice was based at Over the Rainbow Sexual Health Clinic in Bournemouth for 5 years where I have had the privilege of working with a variety of LGBTQ people experiencing numerous Wellbeing Challenges including:Post Traumatic Injury, OCD, Depression, Social Anxiety and Emotionally Unstable PD.
I have worked with people who have experienced trauma and dissociation. Many people, including LGBTQ people, struggle to identify, connect with, explore and express deep-seated emotions due to feeling or being made to feel different or unacceptable by society, family or friends. I help people to recognise that their feelings and experiences are not unusual.
I can offer a free initial assessment to meet and discuss what has prompted you to consider having counselling and to see whether you feel comfortable having me. I provide a holistic, sensitive confidential and safe space, free from judgement and shame so people feel able to connect with their deepest truest selves and find new, helpful ways of coping.
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Mandy Jane Nicholson
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions £35
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Bank transfer, Cash, Paypal, Visa, Wire
Insurance
- Cigna and Evernorth
If you see your insurance listed, please ask me to verify coverage when you arrange your first visit.

Mandy Jane Nicholson
Counsellor,
MBACP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy 702290
- In Practice for 9 Years
- Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Registered Member
- Diploma from Redlands Counsellingand Training Level 5 Diploma in CBT Psychotherapy / 2014
- Level 4 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Graduated 2012
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Bisexual
- Transgender
- LGBTQ+
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coming-out, gender identity exploration and dysp
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Social anxiety, BPD, PTSD, Trans & Gender variance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied,
Gay Allied,
HIV / AIDS Allied,
Lesbian Allied,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied,
Gay Allied,
HIV / AIDS Allied,
Lesbian Allied,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Dialectical Behaviour (DBT)
- Existential
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centred
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Strength-Based
- Transactional Analysis
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Email me or call with questions - 01202 286144

Mandy Jane Nicholson
Counsellor,
MBACP
Last Modified: 9 Mar 2023