Welcome to
New Life Counselling, East Kilbride
Compassion Focused & Trauma Informed Counsellor
Welcome. My name is Nicola MacGregor and I provide both online, and face to face counselling in my home town of East Kilbride.
Counselling and therapy in a safe, and private setting in the Village area of East Kilbride
Becoming a Therapeutic Counsellor was not something that was particularly on my remit, although I have always liked to help others as part of my core values, in one way or another. It was only when a counselling career was suggested by a friend that I thought more seriously about my training (others often see qualities in us that we cannot). This was when I realised, that although I had good heart to help others, I was doing this from my perspective.
Training as a Counsellor has taught me an invaluable lesson in letting people be themselves, and understanding that my perspective will always be different from theirs. As I started to learn that we all have different backgrounds and experience I became curious about my own negative perception of myself, where this had come from and how this had developed. I realised this had been from my own adverse childhood experience. Exploring this negative self perception was where change and growth really took place for me. I slowly learned how to 'love' myself, be compassionate towards myself and my experience which ultimately led to self acceptance. This was a whole new concept to me, and a significant contrast from low self esteem, low self confidence which would often led to anxiety. I do not keep this learning to myself. It informs my approach to my counselling work and underpins my passion for supporting others in their own journeys toward understanding, self-acceptance, and emotional wellbeing.
This approach is further supported by my current year-long training in somatic trauma therapy which focuses on understanding how past trauma can be held within the body and supporting individuals to gently process its ongoing effects.
I am now a fully qualified Counsellor within East Kilbride, and accredited to the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy. I still carry my core value of helping others, however today this comes from a much healthier place of valuing others and being able to respect that their own experience will always be different to my own.
Creating a safe and supportive space
My counselling work, based in East Kilbride is a reflection of who I am, warm, accepting and trustworthy. I am ethically obliged to provide good practice for my clients, offering an environment that is safe and confidential.
As your counsellor, I will help create a trusting environment and fostering a curious nature, we can take the time to give your emotions the space that they have been craving for years. These emotions may have stemmed from unmet needs in childhood and now presenting themselves with physical feelings of anxiety or 'not good enough' symptoms. This can often lead to unhealthy relationship patterns.
My promise to you is that I will give you the space to feel heard, seen and important, and with the freedom to express yourself in whatever way is right for you. In this beautiful counselling journey, you can learn to love yourself through self acceptance and rediscover your more authentic self. This process is often slow and gentle as you begin to undo the negative beliefs that you may have developed about yourself.
What issues can counselling help with?
People come to me for help with a wide range of issues. Here are a few of the more common difficulties:
- Depression
- Problems with confidence or self-esteem
- Anger management
- Issues relating to sexuality
- Difficulties at work or in retirement
- Attachment styles
- Adverse Childhood Experience
- Feelings of stress or anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Relationship problems
- Grief, loss or bereavement
- Problems with addiction
- Trauma and post-traumatic stress
My location
Face to face session takes place in my office at the village Centre in East Kilbride where there is plenty parking space, and a five minute walking distance from the local train station. My office is one flight of stairs high, if there are any mobility concerns please let me know in advance and I can look to accommodate this.
In addition to providing face to face sessions, I also offer online counselling via Zoom. Please contact me to find out more about how online counselling works.
Fees & availability
Individual Sessions last around 50 minutes (therapeutic hour), and no more than 60 minutes. Each session is priced at £60. Couples Counselling is £90 for the first session up to 90 minutes long, thereafter £75 for around 50 minutes (therapeutic hour).
The length of sessions will fully be dependant on yourself, your journey and your judgement.
I ask that all sessions be paid within 48 hours in advance otherwise session may not be confirmed.
Get in touch
To find out more information, or make a booking at my East Kilbride location, please contact me at nicola@newlife-counselling.co.uk.
You can also call me on +44 7810382769 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential.