Nine Wellbeing About
A very warm welcome to Nine Wellbeing. Offering 1:1 therapy with Nicola Forshaw.
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About Nicola
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During 2005, several years following my own experience of traumatic bereavement, I took the first tentative step towards training to become a counsellor. I discovered a passion for counselling and for nearly 20 years I continue to enjoy my rewarding career. Initially starting as a volunteer accredited CRUSE counsellor, I have had the great privilege of supporting many people through their experience of bereavement.
In 2007, I qualified as a counsellor. Initially I worked in GP practices, whilst becoming accredited with BACP, and upon completing a master’s degree in counselling, I began working in specialist NHS services offering psychotherapy to those with personality and eating disorders.
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I developed my academic career by lecturing in Counselling and Psychotherapy on the Masters’ Programmes at Chester and Keele Universities. More recently, I worked for the UK's largest Counselling and Psychotherapy Professional Body (BACP) within professional standards, to develop counselling and coaching training competences at a national level.
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My academic interest and individual therapy practice has focused upon seeking to understand resilience and the potential for post traumatic growth arising from adverse experiences, and in particular grief and traumatic bereavement.
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During 2013 I established my first therapy practice 'Rooms @ No.9' in Wirral, which has since grown into Nine Teaching Wellbeing Consultancy, and also expanded into Chester City Centre. Based on my personal, academic and therapeutic philosophy Nine Teaching and Wellbeing is founded upon the values of promoting sustainable resilience.
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If you are someone who is struggling with aspects of your life in terms of grief and loss, or considering counselling to help you to work through difficult, potentially traumatic experiences, and/or your relationship with yourself and others, I hope to be able to help you. You will find a wealth of information on the pages relating to individual life difficulties.
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If you engage in 1:1 therapy with me, you can be assured that you will be treated with compassion and respect and that your therapy will be informed by the highest quality and ethical standards.
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