Aitch Nicol
(They/She)
Integrative therapist, trainer with Free2BMe
Contact:
Services offered:
Medium term, long-term and open-ended therapy for adults
Availability:
Please contact for current availability
Lived experience:
Diagnosed ADHD with suspected autism. I self identify as AuDHD
Expertise:
Neurodivergence (inc multiple), anxiety, depression, change & life transitions, self identity.
Location:
Currently online only, face to face in Sheffield from Summer ‘24
Working Days/Hours
Currently Tuesday evening, Friday daytime. Working days will increase throughout the year
About Me:
I am qualified in Integrative psychotherapy, which means that my training covered theory and practice from each of the main therapeutic schools (psychodynamic, humanistic, person-centred).
What is most important to me is that you feel safe to talk openly with me. We can work together to discover what feeling safe means to you, to create a place where you are comfortable enough to share your challenges.
My approach is fundamentally person-centred, but I use different approaches and ways of working depending on what it is you would like to address. This varies with each person but can be anything from person-centred therapy to art therapy approaches, from storytelling to working with ways to connect with nature. I have also trained in therapeutic shamanism, so if that interests you, we can introduce shamanic approaches to look differently at what is happening in your world.
I have had a somewhat meandering journey to psychotherapy, with many perilous mountains to climb, rivers to wade through, and beasts to battle. I came out as non-binary and was diagnosed ADHD with suspected autism in my 50’s. I’m now seeing more clearly the challenges others experience - in their work, their relationships, with their sense of identity, as a result of being neurodivergent.
I have worked with neurodivergent clients, but also with clients with eating disorders, long term chronic illness, depression, anxiety and with people dealing with the impact of domestic abuse.
I’m very creative, and interested in everything from psychology to physics, comparative religion to engineering. I adore animals and I relax by playing computer games or walking in the woods. I’m basically still the kid who was into everything that I was when I was little. But much older, and definitely wiser.
