It sounds crazy, but I am finally seeing glimmers of the real me. I have done things I would never have had the confidence to do before. I am also starting to sleep better. Thanks to Nicola and the tools she gives me, I am ready to fight this and I am now becoming stronger than my mind. I am starting to realise that I had to work on my own mental health before I could even think about anything else. How could I even think of a career or set myself any personal goals when I was trapped in my own mind constantly even while I was asleep. Having one to one sessions with Nicola has set me free from my darkest days. I now have the tools and strategies in place to help me be in control of my mental health and take my power back. For me knowing why I was experiencing what I was has opened my eyes again so I can think about living and knowing there is a way out if I am willing to work at it has helped me a lot too. 

Nicola, Omg you have just give me so much hope and feeling of opportunity in my future!!!

The one to one therapy sessions with Nicola have been an absolute game changer for me. I had hit rock bottom, been signed off work and was in a period of trying to recover. Whilst I was fortunate enough to have some counselling already if was only getting me so far, and I felt like it only scraped the surface. When I come across Stronger Than Your Mind it struck me that this could be exactly what I needed. What makes Nicola Stand out from the other counsellors is the fact she is openly shares her own journey. By hear her story up front, it made me feel comfortable to share my own experiences, knowing that would understand and that there wouldn’t be any judgement. The one to one calls really helped me when I was feeling a bit lost, when I knew I wanted to get better but didn’t quite know how. Nicola listened to me with an open mind, reassured me and gave me the tools to be able to help myself.

From the one to one therapy sessions we had I haven’t even done the tasks you gave me yet, but I already feel so much better. Just to have my feelings understood and to have someone to help give me the perspective that I needed. My brain seems to be programmed to only see things one way so your session was absolutely invaluable.

When I finally opened up to Nicola and told her what I was going through, there was no judgement and no talk of social services, but lots of understanding. It was so nice to finally have someone to speak to about all of this, I didn’t feel alone anymore. Nic was like a little light in a very dark time where I couldn’t see a way out. After sometime of having one to ones with Nic the pain began to lift I began to see that I wasn’t crazy, my children were not better off without me and I wasn’t a horrible person my my was telling me I was I began to see I was worthy of help but most importantly I could see that what happened to me wasn’t my fault. If I could go back and tell that little girl anything I would tell her it won’t feel like this forever and everything was going to be alright and she was going to make it thanks to a very special lady who would lead her out of all the darkness and pain she was carrying. 

When I first started my sessions I still felt a little alone discovering I struggled with BPD and what it meant for me. I was unsure of my next steps to take and what to do to help. I feel a lot more positive about myself now and don’t feel like people are going to hate me because of the way I am. I know I’m never going to be ‘cured’ but I am okay with that now, I know I have to keep working at it and eventually I’ll have more control over my head so I am determined to keep working hard! I feel I hae more control than when we first started having sessions. I handle tough siutations better than I did before and I am not quite as closed as I used to be because I was scared to let people in. I am proud of myself when I look back at everything that has happened and I am still here trying to make things better. I can’t thank Nicola enough for the support and guidance she has given me, it is honestly pricelss. I dread to think where I’d have been if I hadn’t found Nicola.