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Nicola Gray
Life Coach & Somatic Coach
I am an Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner who loves helping people get to know and heal their beautiful parts. An Australian working face-to-face in Lisbon, Portugal, and online anywhere in the world. 🌎
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About me
Hi everyone! Lovely to meet you...
I work with Internal Family Systems (IFS), a very beautiful and gentle modality that can help you to reconnect with your inner self, heal old wounds, and find clarity around where you want to be. It’s fantastic for reducing inner criticism, anxiety and stress and for just generally feeling more at ease with others and at peace with life. I also offer sessions which incorporate Polyvagal Theory for those who would like to learn an effective and efficient approach to regulating their nervous systems.
I have a great deal of previous experience in working with people from a non-English speaking background. I am LGBTQI+ friendly. 🌈 Finally, I have many clients who are therapists themselves, and I love working with them. ☺️
Here's a few of my recent Google reviews:
"Nicola has a wonderfully empathetic personality and a calm, grounding presence that made me feel safe and supported throughout the process. She's incredibly knowledgeable and uses effective techniques that have helped me uncover the roots of certain behaviours and patterns in my life...a truly valuable and eye-opening experience."
"Nicola is a highly skilled and deeply compassionate professional. I am attending IFS sessions with her and I really appreciate her gentle way, her sensitivity and warmth and can always rely on her having an eye on important shifts and nuances. Her awareness and presence are absolutely her superpower."
"Nicola has been an AMAZING part of my healing journey. Working with the IFS model and Nicola have completely changed my life for the better...She has such a kind, and peaceful energy and is an absolute pleasure to work with."
I would love to hear from you if you think I can help. :) Please message me to arrange a free 30-minute chat so you can see if we are a good fit.
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Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
My style is non-judgemental, compassionate and warm. I draw deeply on my existing knowledge to ensure that you feel safe and supported at all times.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) has a focus on fostering a relationship between you and your parts, rather than having the therapist as the primary attachment figure. Polyvagal Theory provides you with an understanding of the three different states of your nervous system, and how to move more fluidly between them. I deeply believe that all my clients have the capacity for self-healing, and I do my best to foster that.
IFS has a strong somatic focus and I encourage clients to not only notice what is happening in the body at the start of sessions but also to work with their bodies to release what comes up in sessions.
I use Parts Companion for those clients who would like it. This is an amazing resource that provides a summary of the session, a map of your parts and how they interact with each other, guided meditations for each part and a record of the commitments you made.
Experience
I have been working as an IFS practitioner for 2 years. Previously, I was a holistic health coach specialising in working with perimenopausal women.
Education
Master of Counselling (current) 4-day intensive Polyvagal Theory training IFS Institute: IFS Online Circle (6 month course) IFS Institute: Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating 12-month Diploma Health Coaching (OFQAL Level 6)
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Individual Session
Individual Session
Insurances
