Welcome to Nicola – Therapy for Young Minds
Therapy to help young people make sense of their inner world — and their relationships beyond it.
UKCP and BACP-registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, offering creative, relational, and trauma-informed therapy for children, young people, and young adults aged 5–25, in private practice in Tring, Aylesbury, and Online.
About Nicola
I’m Nicola Mayer-Wood, a child and adolescent psychotherapist with a Diploma in Child Psychotherapeutic Counselling and an MA in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.
I work with children, teenagers and young adults aged 5-25, offering creative, relational, and trauma-informed therapy. I am registered with UKCP and BACP, and have worked across schools, mental health services and private practice in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. I work face to face in Tring and Aylesbury, or online if preferred.
My work supports young people in making sense of their feelings, behaviours and relationships — helping them grow in confidence, self-awareness and connection. I work closely with both the young people and their families to strengthen emotional connection and understanding.
Working with me
I offer a non-judgmental space for young people to explore difficult feelings, develop resilience, and build a stronger sense of self. Whether a young person is feeling anxious, withdrawn, overwhelmed, angry, or simply unsure of how to express what they’re going through, the therapy can offer a space to begin making sense of things.
My aim is to meet each child or young person with sensitivity, creativity and care — helping them feel seen, supported, and better equipped to navigate their inner world and the relationships that matter to them. I support those facing a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including anxiety, low mood, emotional dysregulation, family conflict, school difficulties, identity and self-esteem issues, bereavement, separation, and trauma. I work with both neurotypical and neurodivergent young people and adapt the therapy to meet their individual needs.
As a DDP-informed practitioner, I recognise that relationships are central to emotional wellbeing.
Alongside individual therapy, I also can support parents and carers to strengthen understanding and connection within the family. Each therapeutic journey is tailored with sensitivity to the needs of the young person and those around them. I work in a trauma-informed, relational way — drawing on psychoanalytic thinking, attachment theory, play-based approaches, the arts, and somatic work.
Parent and Carer Support
Emotional and practical support for family members
Guidance to understand and respond to a child’s emotional world
Helps strengthen parent–child connection and communication
Offered alongside, or independent of, the young person’s therapy
Individual Therapy for Children and Young People
Creative, play-based, and talking therapies
Non-judgmental space to explore feelings, behaviours and experiences
Builds emotional literacy, resilience and self-understanding
Suitable for a wide range of challenges including anxiety, low mood, self-esteem, trauma, loss, school stress, identity and relational difficulties
Consultation and Liaison
With schools, GPs, or other professionals (where appropriate and with consent)
Helps build a shared understanding and integrated support network
DDP-informed perspective to support relational repair and connection
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Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist working in private practice in Tring, Aylesbury, and Online.
Please fill out the web form to contact Nicola or send an email to nicola@therapyforyoungminds.co.uk.
Nicola - Therapy For Young Minds
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist working in private practice in Tring, Aylesbury, and Online.
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