Nicholas Messing

Nicholas Messing

 
(
He/Him
)

Counselling Psychologist

BSc, MSc, PgDip
london

With over 20 years of experience I am adept at helping individuals, couples and families in understanding relationships, both with oneself and between others.

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Insurers

Axa
BUPA
Aviva
Vitality
WPA
Cigna
AXA (Partnership)
Case Managers

Languages

English

About me

As a Psychologist and Parent-Infant Psychotherapist, I use a psychodynamic therapeutic framework, to help bring understanding to the distress you are experiencing and place it in the context of your whole life.

Over my 20+ year career I have worked worked across adult, child and family, and parent–baby services, serving as a clinical lead and supervising teams of psychologists and psychotherapists.

This breadth of clinical and leadership experience has enabled me to work effectively with individuals, couples, and families, with a particular focus on supporting and improving relationships with oneself and others.

Areas I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Anxiety
Attachment disorder
Burnout
Confidence
Depression
End of relationship difficulties
Family difficulties
General wellness
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Identity concerns
Job challenges
Maternity
Neglect
Other mental health concern
Other perinatal mental health condition
Parenting
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Physical abuse
Prolonged grief
Relationships
Self-esteem
Stress

Qualifications

Health & Care Professionals Council
Practitioner Psychologist
 - 
2004 - present
British Psychoanalytic Council
Parent-Infant Psychotherapist
 - 
2019 - present

Work experience

Woking brief intervention counselling service
Highly Specialist Psychologist
 - 
2003 - 2006
University College London
Psychologist
 - 
2005 - 2007
Southwark Child & Family Service
Clinical Specialist
 - 
2008 - 2020

Education

University of Surrey
M.Sc in Therapeutic Psychology
 - 
1998 - 2001
University of East London
M.Sc in Advanced Counselling Psychology (Distinction)
 - 
2002 - 2004
Tavistock Institute
Postgraduate Diploma in Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
 - 
2005 - 2007