Nicola is a Psychotherapist, Trauma Therapist and Counsellor. She is the Director of Bayside Wellness, providing the best possible treatment and evidence based therapeutic services for a wide range of mental health conditions and life issues, for individuals, organisations, and extensively in her private practice.

Nicola brings with her over 30 years of experience in case management, conflict intervention & resolution, anger management, human resources, career and life skills coaching, industry staff training, counselling and therapy. As a therapist, she consults in the corporate sector, government sector, and across the health and wellbeing industry.

Nicola can help you with many issues, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, stress, overwhelm, overthinking, relationship issues, insomnia & sleep issues, workplace bullying, grief & loss, habit changes, including: weight loss, alcohol, quit smoking, gambling, confidence, assertiveness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, pain management, motivation, goal setting, career coaching and life coaching.

Nicola utilises a wide range of therapy approaches, which include:-Counselling, EMDR & Trauma Therapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy, Brainspotting, Resource Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Ego State Therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, EFT, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Counselling, Mindfulness, Career Coaching and Life Coaching.

Nicola has developed her own style and implements different techniques that are individually tailored to the needs of each person. You will be treated with warmth, kindness and compassion, free from judgement or criticism, enabling you to feel safe to address the issues impacting your life.

In addition, Nicola is a trained EMDR therapist. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is a type of psychotherapy that assists people in working through distressing and disturbing emotions, which may be from a range of traumatic life events, workplace bullying, domestic violence, distressing situations, events, memories and / or environments.

In addition to private practice, Nicola provides tailored EMDR Trauma Therapy Programs and Health & Wellbeing Programs for military veterans and their families, victims of crime, sexual assault, domestic violence, court hearings, Workcover and is an EAP counselling services provider to various organisations, nationally and internationally.

Nicola collaboratively works together with other health professionals, sharing the philosophy,

“We Just Want You to Get Well and Thrive”. Nicola is committed to helping you live your best life to enjoy life, engage in life and to participate in a life in a way which gives you meaning and fulfillment.