Ms Nicki Nelis Counsellor

Nicki is a Gestalt therapist with nearly 20 years of experience helping young people and adults navigate barriers to forming healthy relationships. Her career spans the youth, educational, and mental health sectors, with extensive experience supporting LGBTQI+ individuals, trauma survivors, and sexual assault survivors. Nicki’s approach is collaborative, person-centered, and compassionate, aiming to foster awareness, insight, and integration of personal experiences. She is a registered member of PACFA with a background in Psychology and Advanced Clinical Relational Gestalt Therapy. Additionally, she is trained in Narrative Therapy, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), Strengths-Based Therapy, and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention. Passionate about supporting marginalized communities, Nicki’s lived experience in kink and ethical non-monogamy offers a unique, non-judgmental space for clients to explore their identities and relationships. She is particularly well suited to help people: - Navigate non-traditional relationship dynamics - Explore personal identity and self-acceptance - Process power dynamics and establish stronger boundaries - Understand and gain control over their embodied responses in relation to others and/or - Work through trauma responses in ways that facilitate greater connection within themselves and others