Nicola Griffiths | Accredited Counsellor | Ashbourne | NCPS

Nicola Griffiths

Member Status: Accredited

Member No: NCS24-03658

Location: Ashbourne

Individual & Couples Therapy

My integrated approach combines psychotherapy, counselling, EMDR and hypnotherapy, with an emphasis on the mind-body connection. 

Each session is tailored to your unique needs in a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space. Together, we'll explore your thoughts and feelings, reflecting on both the past and present while connecting mind and body to support growth and change. I provide an empathetic ear while gently challenging unhelpful patterns when needed. You’re free to express yourself openly, with trust and acceptance holding our therapeutic relationship.

I offer both long-term and short-term therapy, though my approach is better suited to an open-ended style, with weekly or every other week sessions tailored to your needs.

Sessions are available in person at my private space in Cubley, Derbyshire, or online via Zoom for those who prefer the comfort of therapy at home.
 
My location is conveniently located just a 10-minute car journey from Uttoxeter and Ashbourne and within 20 minutes from Stoke-on-Trent, Burton on Trent, and Derby. I am situated just 5 minutes off the A50 Sudbury roundabout.​

Talking to a trained professional can help make sense of challenging times. I work with people from all walks of life and backgrounds who come to me with a diverse range of problems.

I offer a free 25-minute consultation. Your questions and concerns are important, and I'm always here to provide the clarity and support you seek.

  • Qualifications & Experience
    Integrative Counselling Level 5

    Drugs and Alcohol Counselling Level 5

     Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist Level 4 

    Young person and adolescent counselling course Level 5

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Practitioner (EMDR) 

    Coaching (Business & Life Coach) 

    Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP)  

    Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)/Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) Diploma 

    Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Therapist TD1 

    Level 3 Counselling Skills 

    Reiki Level 1&2 Therapist  

    Clinical Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming



    I have also completed additional CPD in addressing deep-seated feelings of inadequacy, managing behaviours that maintain depression, overcoming perfectionism, an advanced course in trauma treatment, attachment-focused EMDR therapy, rupture and repair in relationships, somatic therapy along with internal family systems, all of which heavily influence my work with clients.



    Fueled by my commitment to assisting clients explore their issues more in-depth, I am continually enhancing my skills as a therapist. Since March 2023, I've been working towards UKCP accreditation as an Outcome-Oriented Trainee Psychotherapist, with completion expected by May 2025. Also I am currently pursuing a Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy as a trainee of CORST, the professional body for psychosexual and relationship therapists, finishing in July 2025. 
  • What I can help with
    • Abortion
    • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
    • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
    • Adolescence
    • Ageing and related issues
    • Anger Management
    • Anxiety
    • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
    • Autism Spectrum
    • Bereavement / Loss
    • Bullying
    • Cancer
    • Carers
    • Childbirth: fertility
    • Childbirth: labour
    • Childbirth: pregnancy
    • Children / teenagers
    • Chronic fatigue syndrome / M.E.
    • Depression
    • Divorce & Separation
    • Driving tests
    • Eating disorders
    • Emotional issues
    • Exams
    • Family
    • Gender identity
    • Generally unhappy with your life
    • IBS / Digestive Issues
    • Illness and dying
    • Immune system support
    • Job interviews
    • Mindfulness
    • Neurodiversity
    • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
    • Panic attacks
    • Parenting skills
    • Phobias
    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD
    • Pregnancy related issues
    • Prescribed Psychiatric Drug Dependence/Withdrawal
    • Public speaking: stage fright
    • Relationships
    • Relaxation
    • Self-defeating behaviours
    • Self-esteem
    • Self-harm
    • Sexuality Identity
    • Shyness / Social Phobia
    • Sleep
    • Spirituality
    • Sporting performance
    • Start exercising
    • Stop smoking
    • Stress
    • Suicidal feelings
    • Tinnitus
    • Trauma
    • Violence / Victim support
    • Young people and children
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