Nicky Wasserman Counselling
I specialise in supporting individuals of all ages through bereavement, loss, and the many forms of grief we encounter throughout life. By creating a safe, confidential space to explore your emotions, I aim to help you find comfort, confidence, and clarity in your relationships—whether at home, at work, or within your wider community.
Many different factors can contribute to emotional difficulties, and I take a holistic approach to understanding these experiences. Together, we can explore what is happening for you, make meaningful changes, and work towards a more compassionate and contented sense of self. Therapy is a process of gaining awareness: of your emotions, your patterns, and the ways you have learned to cope.
Children’s Therapy
Play is a child’s natural language. It supports emotional resilience, social connection, and physical wellbeing. In the therapy room, play allows children to express worries or difficult feelings that may be linked to friendships, school, family situations, or the sadness of a loss.
Loss can show up in many forms including family breakdowns, the absence of a parent, mental or physical illness, or bereavement.
When something feels unknown or too big to manage alone, therapy provides a safe space for children to make sense of their world, at their own pace.
Adult Therapy
You may be experiencing unfamiliar or overwhelming thoughts, or noticing a shift in the quality of your daily life or relationships. Sometimes current events can stir up emotions rooted in the past, feelings you may not be fully aware of which are affecting you now.
Through therapy, we can slow things down, explore these inner experiences, and help you understand what lies beneath the surface. This growing awareness can bring relief, stability, and a renewed sense of self.
Bereavement Work
You may feel the need to speak with someone who can help you unravel the thoughts and emotions that feel too heavy to hold alone. Grief cannot be hurried or controlled, and there is no “right” way to feel. Together, we can explore your loss with patience and care, allowing you the time and space you need.
Family Therapy
All families experience challenges, and at times emotions can feel overwhelming. You do not need to face these difficulties on your own. Whether you are navigating a relationship breakdown, conflict, or a period of change, therapy can help you understand what is happening beneath the surface and how to move forward. Family therapy offers an opportunity for growth, communication, and reconnection.
About
I am a psychodynamic therapist with many years of experience working with adults, children, and families.
I have seen how therapeutic work can gradually bring an understanding and relief to a situation. Taking small steps at a time. Therapy offers a consistent relationship where you find a place to express thoughts and an outlet for your ideas and thinking, which are held in a structured conversation. A place where there is time to be heard and listened to. Where the benefits are long term and on going.
Finding a therapist & what to expect
You can expect me to listen carefully, engage with you, and work collaboratively to make sense of what matters to you. Therapy is an active process: you may make new connections, uncover patterns, and begin to develop a deeper sense of choice and authenticity in your life.
I offer a free 30 minute introductory call to anyone who makes an enquiry. This gives us the chance to meet on zoom, discuss your needs, and consider whether we are a good fit before arranging a first session.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
University of London – Birkbeck College
• MSc in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Counselling with Children and Adolescents
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
• Postgraduate Certificate in Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Wellbeing (Multidisciplinary Practice)
Professional Memberships and Standards
• Accredited Member of BACP (working within the BACP Ethical Framework)
• Member of Birkbeck Counselling Association
• Enhanced DBS
• ICO registered
• Fully insured
• Regular professional supervision to ensure safe and ethical practice
Once we have agreed to meet the first session might be longer up to an hour, followed by regular weekly sessions of 50 minutes.
I have a quiet space for you to come to where we can explore what might have brought you to see me at SW3 4UD.
Contact
Book a free initial call to see how we could work together
07919 327209