Nicola Campbell Therapy
Welcome to my therapy practice. I am an experienced CBT therapist and psychodynamic counsellor working online across the UK and in person in central Ipswich, Suffolk. Session fees are £65.
I provide a compassionate therapeutic space for emotional exploration and behavioural change.
I have an MSc in Counselling and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have worked with adults in NHS Talking Therapies and IAPT services and specialist mental health charities including Suffolk Mind and MumsAid. I work with adults during all life stages.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and a member of the BABCP and abide by their code of ethics.
https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/
I help people who are struggling with:
- Low self-esteem
- Loss of direction
- Disconnection
- Worrying and anxiety
- Negative thoughts/self-talk
- Communication in relationships
- Repeating negative patterns
- Emotional distress
- Grief and loss
- Trauma
CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a structured talking therapy that analyses the connections between your thoughts (cognitive), your feelings & emotions and your behaviours.
Typically, it addresses the problems you are experiencing in your life here and now, helping you develop coping skills and learn techniques to change negative or anxious thinking patterns and unwanted behaviours.
CBT is a collaborative, individulised and interactive therapy which combines your knowledge of yourself and the therapeutic knowledge of effective interventions and processes for change.
Sometimes it is necessary to look further back into your past to understand the cause of your problems or to process traumatic memories but the primary focus of CBT is helping you find solutions to current difficulties and work towards a more positive future.
CBT is typically a short-term therapy (6-20 sessions) and is recommended for:
- Depression
- Anxiety (social, general & health)
- OCD
- Insomnia
- Traumatic Stress
- PTSD
- Long-term pain
Counselling
The focus of psychodynamic counselling is to explore unconscious processes as they play out in current patterns of behaviour.
This might look like repeatedly finding yourself in unhealthy relationships in your personal or professional life; perhaps you are compelled to please everyone even though you feel resentful or overwhelmed, or maybe you have noticed you are habitually using food or substances to soothe difficult emotions.
The therapeutic relationship serves as a guide to self-awareness and to
understanding the influence and impact of past relationships, experiences, and suppressed emotions. In making sense of the past, you can begin to let go of defence mechanisms (typically unhelpful behaviours that we acquire in order to protect ourselves from pain). This approach enables you to examine.
Counselling aims not only to reduce distress and increase self-awareness but also to create lasting emotional and
behavioural change, helping you build more fulfilling relationships and a
stronger sense of self.
My approach combines a focus on emotional needs, coping
styles, attachment and interpersonal relationships through the structure of Schema Therapy.structure of Schema Therapy.
Couples Therapy
Coming in late 2026
What issues can therapy help with?
People come to me for help a wide range of issues. Here are a few of the more common difficulties that can be supported through therapy:
Feelings of stress or anxiety
Panic attacks
Relationship problems
Grief, loss or bereavement
Postnatal anxiety and postnatal depression
Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder
Abuse
Depression
Problems with confidence or self-esteem
Anger management
Issues relating to sexuality
Difficulties at work or in retirement
Problems with family life
Pregancy Anxiety
My location
I work online across the UK and in person ar Saracens House, Ipswich, Suffolk.
I offer individualised short and longer-term therapy depending on which therapeutic approach we agree is most suitable for you at this time and the areas you would like to work on.
Sessions are 50-60 minutes.
Fees & availability
I offer a free 20-minute call, either by phone or online, for you to decide whether therapy with me is right for you.
Your first full session will be 50 to 90 minutes, depending on the therapeutic approach and will involve a full assessment, a plan for therapy and an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.
Session Fees are £65
24 hours notice is required to cancel appointments without charge for the session.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how therapy works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to therapy, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call me on 01473 943458 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential.
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