Nicola Claydon

Nicola Claydon has worked with Betterhelp since May 2023 and is licensed in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Betterhelp she completed three years of professional work experience in counselling and related support roles.

She has experience supporting people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and depression. Nicola approaches therapy with the belief that each person is the expert on their own story and carries strengths that can help them overcome current challenges. She recognises that taking the first step toward a more fulfilling and happier life requires courage and aims to support clients through that process.

In sessions Nicola offers a non-judgemental, supportive space and strives to hold room for clients as they explore their experiences. Together she works toward greater understanding and acceptance of past events that cannot be changed, while helping clients regain a sense of agency and move toward becoming the person they were meant to be.

During her training Nicola completed a range of placements. She began working with adult survivors of sexual abuse, then supported families and loved ones bereaved by suicide with an organisation called Pete’s Dragons. After lockdown she provided support to care workers and completed placement hours with Alabare, assisting people who had been homeless while they lived in supported accommodation. Nicola also sees clients in private practice who come with a wide variety of concerns.