| Works with: | Individuals, Couples |
| Sessions: | Face-to-Face, Telephone |
| Languages: | English |
| Individuals: | £65/hr |
| Couples: | £100/hr |
| Locations: | TAC Tooting |
Nicolas Krivine
Nicolas Krivine is a qualified counsellor with a Diploma in Counselling. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He works in private practice for The Awareness Centre in Tooting.
Nick practices Person Centred counselling. He puts you at the centre of the process. He talks with individuals and couples to enable them to open up about their concerns, face their demons, consider doing things differently and to heal emotionally.
Nick treats people with respect, warmth and honesty. He takes his cues from you and will not impose his views. He believes that people are the experts on themselves but may not realise it. Above all, Nick is here to listen and to understand. He is interested in your experience and wishes to help you make more sense of what troubles you. He has had much experience in dealing particularly with anger, depression, anxiety and relationship problems.
Previously, Nick worked for over 40 years as a social worker and manager. His clients were mainly families and children, foster carers and adults with mental health issues. Over the years he employed his extensive counselling skills in his social work practice. Nick has seen that people may suffer considerable emotional pain. He has learned that people can find strength through their own struggles, can discover greater inner peace and can move on with their lives.
Nick recognises that counselling does not provide magical or easy answers and that it’s not usually a quick fix. But his experience has shown that the more you engage with the counselling, the more likely he can help you change for the better.
Nick helped me understand and release a lot of the pain I’d been holding onto for years. Our sessions gave me new ways to look at my experiences and approach them with more kindness toward myself. I really appreciate the calm, supportive space he created throughout the process.
We met with Nick for a few sessions during a very testing time in our 15-year marriage. Nick provided a safe space for us to talk and he enabled each of our voices to be heard. Nick was calm, patient and thoughtful, allowing us time to process what was going on which resulted in us finding a way forward together.
Nick is an excellent listener and really helped me to find balance and perspective in the issues I was dealing with. I could trust him to meet me with compassion but also offer challenges when necessary.
I was looking for a therapist to help me following a trauma. I wasn’t able to eat or sleep and had worry and anxiety. I had lost a significant amount of weight and was continuing to do so, that had begun worrying me further. After several months I wasn’t feeling any better. When I contacted Nick I knew instantly during a free introductory phone call that Nick was someone I could talk to. He made me feel comfortable and safe. Although we could not schedule appointments immediately due to my commitments and his availability I eventually opted to conduct our sessions via what’s app and that worked. I finally had the help I needed. I wish I had opted for that sooner. Nick really listened and with patience. He was skilfully alert to what might help me. He gave me small amounts of food for thought that I could digest and contemplate. He was also solution focused where I couldn’t be, and that enabled me to have a breakthrough and take action that set me free me from my merry-go-round . After that I immediately started to regain my weight and I’m back to normal – perhaps actually in better physical shape. He identified what was holding me back and gave me that incentive to make that shift. Things are so much better for me now. I’ll be forever grateful. I’ve had other counselling therapy and there’s just no comparison. I can’t recommend Nick highly enough.
I had a very positive experience. Nick was an excellent counsellor showing a perfect balance between active listening and useful comments.
The Awareness Centre offered a comfortable and welcoming environment that complemented Nick’s counselling.
Nick was warm and supportive and helped me navigate a complex series of circumstances in my life. He gave me sensitivity and related to me in ways in which I could only compare to close family and friends. He was professional as well as empathetic, I whole heartedly recommend his service.
Nicolas is a wonderful, kind, patient and nurturing therapist. He created a safe and tolerant space to explore a range of issues. I really cannot recommend him enough.
With a no-nonsense approach, Nick helped me uproot the foundations of a life that was not going the way I wanted it to, and through care, patience and empathy, lay new ones that will help bring about a future I never thought was possible.
I know that there is still work to be done, but thanks to the time I spent with Nick I am now confident in my ability to do the right thing and have stopped waiting for life to just “happen”.
If you are in need of non-judgemental and honest help, Nick is the right man for the job. Thank you.
Nick was a great therapist that really challenged my perspective of self. He provided a safe environment for me to explore traumatic experiences and was always supportive, gentle and kind. He was always very approachable and always said the correct thing.
Nick is a kind, thoughtful, sympathetic, empathetic, humane, experienced and engaged therapist. After we’d talked for some months, he had a crucial insight into my issues which no one had had, and then suggested a course of action which changed my life.I’m forever indebted to Nick for his help and support, and to The Awareness Centre for bringing us together and giving us a perfect place to talk.
