Nicholas Willatt Counselling Services

About Me

I qualified as a drama teacher and then had an eight year career in the commercial world. I qualified in counselling in 1979/80. I then worked in special schools for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties for many years becoming a more experienced counsellor. I found this work challenging and interesting. I was privileged to work in the best of mutually supportive teams which enabled these years to be a wonderfully formative experience. I qualified for a sabbatical in 1996 and did an MA in Teamwork with these disturbed children. When I qualified in this I became a headteacher.

I have been married and divorced and am now very happily married for the second time. I have three children. My personal interests are in nature and the arts. I read - particularly about philosophy and counselling and I qualified in various further courses(See below). I see a lot of films, go to the theatre and comedy shows. In recent years have enjoyed travelling in various parts of the world.

Since I qualified and started working I have enjoyed my work in counselling very much. People frequently share extremely painful things and I find the personal development and changes they often achieve are rewarding for me too. I particularly welcome the challenges of honesty and creativity demanded in counselling. I continue to study the subject enthusiastically and I qualified in many related subjects. As a more experienced counsellor I run occasional counselling workshops and offer counselling supervision. In recent years I have specialised more as a couples counsellor, although a lot of my work is still with individuals.

Nick Willatt, Counselling in Exeter.

My Main Qualifications

I qualified in the following:

• 1979/80. Counselling Certificate; a two year general counselling course.
• 1997. MA. Ed. for this degree I studied teamwork and leadership with carers and teachers of disturbed children.
• 1999. Diploma in Individual Counselling. A two year course specialising in the person centred approach.
• 2002. Training course for the Sexual Abuse Helpline as a telephone counsellor. As an experienced counsellor I now train and supervise the line workers myself.
• 2003. Emotional Logic, Bereavement counselling certificate
• 2007. I qualified as an Imago Couples Counsellor - a course for experienced counsellors.
• 1979 to 2008. I qualified in many other shorter training courses and continue to study: Anxiety counselling, Divorce counselling, Drug and alcohol counselling, relationship counselling, Bereavement counselling, This so that I can help with depression and issues to do with, for example loss/grief, panic attacks/anxiety, low self esteem, work stress, sexual and gender issues, loneliness, separation etc. Nick Willatt, Counselling in Exeter.

I have completed very many other workshops and shorter training courses. For example:Psychopathology and Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Relational Depth, Ritual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Low self esteem, Drugs Awareness, Person Centred Supervision, Sex Therapy, Addiction, Alcohol issues, Couples Counselling, Existential Therapy and the "Art of Living".

Nick Willatt, Counselling in Exeter.

Nick Willatt. MBACP senior accredited counsellor/psychotherapist

MBAC - Like a British standard kite mark which applies to me as an individual and couples counsellor. It means I qualified to be a Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (the main UK accrediting body). "Accredited" means approval of my training, monitoring of practice and continuation of professional development. "Senior" means I'm a more experienced counsellor. I observe the BACP's high standards of confidentiality and ethics.

Nick Willatt, Counselling in Exeter.

Employment Experience

As an experienced counsellor I have been employed as follows:

• As an individual and family therapist with disturbed teenagers for 20 years
• National Health Service Counselling
• For the Exeter Drugs Project doing drug and alcohol counselling
• Counselling people with sexual abuse issues
• As a counselling trainer
• As a counselling supervisor
• Doing relationship counselling as a couples counsellor, counselling in Exeter
• For social services with families including as a couples counsellor
• As a telephone counsellor offering help with depression and other issues for sexually abused people.
• I also offer longer intensive whole day sessions as a couples counsellor.

Nick Willatt, Counselling in Exeter.

Individual Counselling

As an experienced counsellor I have worked with very many different issues: family difficulties, panic attacks, anxiety, relationship problems, low self esteem, work stress, post traumatic stress, sexual and gender issues, bereavement and loss, loneliness, unhappiness, depression, anger, suicide thoughts, drug and alcohol - substance addictions, sexual abuse, physical abuse, overwhelming decisions and divorce issues. As a couples counsellor I often do individual sessions addressing issues within in the relationship counselling.

Nick Willatt, Counselling in Exeter.

Other Trustable Experienced Counsellors in Devon:

East Devon/Somerset : Sue Prowse MBACP(Senior Accredited) www.sueprowse.co.uk (near Honiton)

Totnes: Diana Eastman MBACP(Senior Accredited) and Nigel Parratt MBACP(Senior Accredited), both at www.croftcounselling.bacp.co.uk

Nick Willatt, Counselling in Exeter. An experienced counsellor working with couples and individuals.