Niki Babbs
Niki Babbs
Niki is an experienced counsellor and BCT therapist. With her skills in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling, Niki recognises each client as a unique person and offers deep empathy and validation of their individual experiences, feelings and needs. As an intuitive-sensitive BCT practitioner, she offers insight, recognition and healing of each client’s redundant subconscious patterns formed by repeated painful experiences with similar disappointing outcome. Through the integration of these different modalities, Niki has been very excited to help her clients achieve greater confidence, inner strength, personal power and desirable change in relatively shorter time compared to “standard” ways of working.
For the last 18 years, Niki has practiced with individuals of all ages with a wide variety of issues both in agency and private practice settings. She has a personal interest in working with clients, who have difficulties with expressing anger and other uncomfortable feelings constructively, usually, due to shame or expectation of rejection. She has special expertise in working with older children, teenagers and young adults. She has completed additional training about younger clients as they have represented a considerable portion in her flow of client work. Niki works with a wide variety of other issues such as depression, anxiety, stuckness in transitions, relationship difficulties, traumatic experiences etc.
Niki graduated her core training at BCPC (Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling) in 2009, and since 2011 has been passionately applying BCT methods, philosophy and perspectives in her clients work. She formally completed her BCT training in 2021 and considers BCT as the most powerful “tool” in her integrated approach.
Niki regularly attends a wide range of CPD Courses. She has completed specialised trainings focused on understanding and working with Trauma, which informs her practice.
Before qualifying as a counsellor and a BCT therapist, Niki worked in the corporate world in Bulgaria, Italy and the UK and holds a BA in Business Administration (FC Hons).
Niki has a rich experience in living and working in different countries with people from different cultures. She speaks four languages: English, Bulgarian, Italian and Russian and has been practicing in all of them.
Niki is a member of BACP (British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists). She is bound by the code of Ethics and Practice of BACP, the Block Clearance Foundation and BCPC.
Niki’s Practice is situated in a picturesque and peaceful part of the Cotswolds between the villages of Painswick and Cranham. She offers BCT and counselling sessions in a quiet , soundproof and private room in a dedicated building adjacent to Bears Den house. She will greet you personally at the door.
The room is on the ground floor but there are two small steps to the entrance and not all doors are wheelchair accessible. The practice is 10 mins walk from the bus stop of the Royal William pub on the Cheltenham Road where bus 66 passes every hour. You may prefer, however, to come by car. Once you have agreed to meet, she will send you directions.
“Niki’s warmth and kindness made the sessions more enjoyable and relaxing than I thought they would be. My sessions with her have really helped me gain a better perspective on the relationship issues I was facing at school and with my family.”
“After seeing Niki, I feel calmer, more able to cope with challenging situations and am happier in my own skin. I feel better prepared to go to University and believe I will be able to cope with whatever life throws at me. “
“Niki has this incredible ability to make someone feel so comfortable that they can just let go. She can explain the most complex situation with great simplicity and clarity. I wish I met her a lot earlier in my life!”
“Niki helped me heal a number of deep traumas that were eating away at my confidence and joy. I now feel brave and strong to live a life I love. I will be forever grateful to her!”
“Niki’s methods were key in helping me recognise the restricting behaviours and beliefs that had formed without me realising. This new understanding has really helped me to build quiet confidence and increase my self-esteem. I am now much better at communicating how I really feel in various situations. I feel in control as I am no longer reacting from fear-based overwhelm. ”