My name is Nicole Shields & I am an ACA Accredited Counsellor at Life Flow Counselling Support Services. ​

 

​I have always enjoyed working in a service role & am grateful for the extensive knowledge I have acquired through both academic & lived experience. I love to learn & believe that through knowledge, we are better able to empower ourselves.

"When we know better, we do better."​

 

Giving ourselves permission to be seen, heard & supported, allows us to create a space for healing to occur.

My own personal journey into counselling began some 20 years ago, when I was no longer able to cope with life's many challenges & after a series of significant life events led me down the spiral into anxiety & depression.​

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I have been, at times in my own life - a victim, survivor & a warrior. 

 

Looking back, I am more aware of our human condition & have learned that to be held in a safe & supported environment allows us to see, feel, accept & embrace all that we are. To me, vulnerability is a gift we give ourselves which says, "I am an imperfect human being who feels deeply & is not afraid to be seen & heard."​

 

We have a choice in this life, to sink or swim. I am aware that when I stop struggling, I float. It is the law of nature.

To live in flow is a mental state in which a person is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus,

full involvement & enjoyment in the process.

Flow is the melting together of action & consciousness: the state of finding balance...

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​If you are feeling 'out of flow/balance in life,' I invite you to join me in rediscovering those parts of yourself you have lost,

due to past trauma &/or current concerns/issues. I offer you a space to surrender to all that you are, think & feel,

& who knows, like me, you may discover a part of yourself you are yet to meet.

 

​My nature is warm, nurturing & accepting. I use evidence-based counselling frameworks/strategies backed by

extensive academic research, across a variety of therapeutic modalities including, but not limited to person-centered talk,

solution-focused, strength-based, compassion-focused, trauma informed, smart recovery for addictions, grief & loss,

mindfulness & holistic therapies. I have lived experience with low self-esteem/worth, anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma, abandonment, family estrangement, traumatic childbirth & PTSD. 

 

​I welcome all walks of life & am trained in supporting our LGBTQIA+ community,

& First Nations people's needs respectfully. Individual, couples & family therapy are available.

My work code is ethical & professional, all inclusive, private & confidential, safe & secure. ​

 

We will work together, with you in the lead role, & me as your guide/skilled helper, creating a safe & supported haven that allows you to open up & discover your own inner world. It is not my job to advise or rescue you, but rather empower you to awaken to the realization that - 'the answers you seek are already within you.'​

 

The result is often one of growth through self-enquiry & awareness, a deeper understanding & connection to

your innate mind/body wisdom, which can lead you to further empowerment, knowledge & truth.

You will receive only what you put into your own healing...

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If you are 21 years or over and wish to gain & embody the necessary skills to live your life to the fullest,

please reach out and allow me to guide & support you on your journey home to self.​

 

Come as you are... ALL of you is welcome.​​

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"Vulnerability is not knowing victory of defeat,

it's understanding the necessity of both;

it's engaging.

It's being all in..." - Brene Brown​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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"We are what we are because we have been what we have been,

& what is needed for solving the problems of human life & motives,

is not moral estimates, but more knowledge."- Sigmund Freud.​​​​​​​​​​​