Daniela Nicol, psychotherapist at Mind Matters, is British with long-term residencies in England, Ghana, and Austria. She is bilingual and works both in English and German, providing the following support:
Therapy Sessions
Helping clients to transform their minds and achieve emotional autonomy, a state in which we are not emotionally dependent on others. After a brief free and confidential consultation, one-to-one sessions are held online using Zoom Meeting, lasting 60 mins.
For therapy to be effective and mindset changes to occur, it is recommended to start with a minimum of five weekly sessions.
Self-Empowerment Workshops
Through a range of interactive activities, workshop participants are empowered to tap into their own inner strengths.
Workshop topics include
- Emotional Self-Care
- Learning Assertiveness
- Increasing Emotional Intelligence
- Building Confidence
- Practising Mindfulness
- Understanding Mental Health
- Managing Stress
- Reducing Anxiety
- Team Building (incl. giving and receiving Feedback)
Daniela has gained extensive experience working with clients presenting with a range of mental health issues and has a particular interest in trauma-related disorders such as PTSD and complex PTSD.
She believes that with good mental health we connect with others in positive ways and the world becomes a better place for us all, and being a therapist is not a job – it’s a way of being…
Some of the areas that previous clients have brought to counselling are:
- depression
- relationship issues
- anxiety
- sexual orientation
- low self-esteem
- experiencing racism
- self-harming
- bullying
Qualifications:
- Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 4)
- Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (Level 7)
- Certificate in Counselling Supervision
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Certificate in Counselling Concepts
Training
- Anxiety
- Anti-Bullying
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – Concepts and Anxiety
- Depression
- Dissociation and DID: The Fundamentals
- Equine-assisted therapy (introduction)
- Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)
- Neuroscience in Mindfulness
- Safeguarding Children
- Sandtray Therapy
- Self-Harming
- Supervising Groups
- Sustaining Positive Self-Esteem in Young People
- Trauma, Dissociation and Recovery
- Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Working with Dissociative Disorders in Clinical Practice
- Working with Families – Supportive Interventions
