Live Life Happy Therapy
In-Person Derbyshire & Staffordshire | Online Via Zoom
Individual & Couples Relationship Therapy
Hi, I’m Nicola - UKCP Accredited Relationship Psychotherapist, EMDR, EFT & Schema Therapy
Helping you heal past hurts and create healthier relationships
You might come to therapy feeling stuck, caught in painful patterns, struggling with self-doubt, or finding your relationships increasingly difficult. You may carry the weight of past experiences such as betrayal, emotional neglect, or a long-standing sense of never being “enough”.
Some people feel overwhelmed by their emotions, while others feel disconnected or shut down. Both can feel deeply painful and lonely, especially when these patterns begin to affect close relationships.
I work with individuals and couples in an attachment-informed, relational way, using Attachment-Focused EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFCT), and Schema Therapy.
Together, we explore how past experiences continue to shape present relationships, helping you process emotional pain, shift unhelpful patterns, and build stronger, more secure connections - with others and with yourself.
Working with me offers a contained, supportive space to understand yourself more deeply and begin creating changes that feel meaningful and lasting. Choosing therapy is a commitment to yourself, an investment in your emotional wellbeing, your relationships, and the life you want to live.
Sessions are available online across the UK and Europe, and in person in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The practice is situated - just five minutes from the A50 Sudbury roundabout, 10 minutes from Uttoxeter and Ashbourne, and within 20 minutes of Derby, Burton upon Trent, and Stoke-on-Trent.
Prices
Individual Therapy - £100 per 50-minute session
Couples Therapy - £110 per 50-minute session
What Brings People to Therapy
Relationship Difficulties
You may find yourself stuck in repeating patterns, struggling to communicate, or feeling disconnected from the people who matter most. Therapy can help you understand these patterns and create more secure, fulfilling relationships.
Complex or Past Trauma
When earlier experiences continue to shape how you feel about yourself or others, it can leave you living in a constant state of alertness or emotional exhaustion. Together, we work gently and safely to process what has been carried for too long.
Emotional Overwhelm
Perhaps you appear to be coping on the outside while internally feeling anxious, low, or stretched beyond capacity. Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of your emotions, and regain a steadier footing.
Attachment & Connection
You might long for closeness yet fear it at the same time, or notice sensitivities around rejection, trust, or feeling “not enough.” Understanding your attachment patterns can open the door to deeper, more secure connection.
Couples Therapy
Relationships can become strained when partners feel unheard, misunderstood, or alone within the relationship. Couples therapy helps you move out of painful cycles and toward greater understanding, emotional safety, and reconnection.
