At Ease

At Ease was a counselling and psychotherapy service in Shifnal for psychological difficulties including anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship issues, grief and loss, mood disorders, ADHD and ADD, PTSD and traumatic stress, fears and panic attacks, anger, stress, disordered eating, family relationships, divorce and separation, men's issues, women's issues, pregnancy and childbirth, and medical or health stressors. The business is no longer trading and has closed, and is not accepting new enquiries or work.

Nikki Smith is a person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the NCPS, with an advanced DBS. Her work covered adolescents, adults and geriatric clients, using a person-centred approach based on warmth, respect, transparency, empathy and unconditional regard.

The named therapies at At Ease were individual counselling and psychotherapy, person-centred psychotherapy and DBT-informed therapy. DBT-informed work could include mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness and distress tolerance, including within one-to-one sessions for people wanting more structure around emotions and relationships.

Nikki had seven years' clinical experience across the NHS, charities, local authorities, community projects and the private sector. Her background also included managing the delivery of physiotherapy for 15 years, before studying a degree in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy. She also provided outpatient therapy for depression, anxiety, addictions and psychosexual therapy, and worked as a Senior Counsellor for the NHS.

Care could be delivered face to face, by phone or by internet video software. Private clients could self-refer; people using private medical insurance usually needed to see a GP and sometimes a consultant psychiatrist to activate treatment authorisation. Nikki was registered with Vitality Health and could apply for recognition with other providers.