Phone: 07802 881541
Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Registration number: 01036865. Working in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework.
Many people arrive in therapy not because something has broken, but because the ways they have learned to cope – the resilience, the self-reliance, the getting on with things – are no longer enough on their own. Outwardly capable, privately unsettled. That gap between how life looks and how it feels inside is often where the real work begins.
I work with thoughtful adults – many of them in demanding professional roles – who are used to functioning well but sense that something underneath deserves closer attention. My background includes over twenty years in senior leadership roles in technology and strategy, which shapes how I understand the pressures my clients face. I don’t need the context explained. I work alongside people with curiosity and honesty, without prescription.
One area I understand particularly well is the long-term impact of boarding school – not from a textbook, but from lived experience. The patterns it tends to create: self-reliance as a survival strategy, difficulty with vulnerability, a quiet uncertainty about who you are beneath the coping. These often don’t surface until later in life, sometimes through a relationship, sometimes through a moment of transition. I also work with partners trying to understand what their spouse or partner is carrying.
Psychotherapy and coaching for adults navigating the gap between outward competence and inward unease. This includes work with the long-term effects of boarding school; burnout and the strain of sustained responsibility; self-doubt and repeating patterns that resist effort; strain or distance in close relationships; late diagnosis of ADHD and its impact on identity and work; life and career transitions; and the particular pressures that come with founding, leading, or carrying significant responsibility for others.
Prior to retraining as a therapist, Nick spent over twenty years in senior roles across technology, product strategy, and organisational leadership, including a significant period at Microsoft working with founders, startups, and enterprise organisations. He brings lived experience of neurodivergence, boarding school, and the demands of high-pressure professional life. He engages in regular clinical supervision and is committed to ongoing development.
An initial free 45-minute introductory video call is offered to all new clients, giving you the chance to ask questions, get a sense of how I work, and decide whether working together feels right.
£85 per 50-minute session. A limited number of lower-cost places are available – please get in touch to discuss.