Therapy can be expensive and NHS waiting times can be very long.

Whilst you wait. Do please consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls and for £6 per month you will get access to over 20 sessions worth of psychotherapy related audio with updates every Monday morning.

As well as hours and hours of varying hypnotherapy tracks to listen to, again updating each Monday.

It doesn’t replace one to one therapy but I hope my content would be a great help to you on your journey to overcoming your difficulties.
Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls
The Richard Nicholls Podcast

Free bonus episodes and hypnosis audio when you subscribe to Richard's newsletter!

Subscribe
Forgotten?

Family Estrangement

written by: Richard Nicholls
Yesterday was Mother's Day in the UK.
A day to catch up with family if you want to.
But I want to emphasise the importance of "If you want to."
Because you might not.
Read More...
Stacks Image 17227

Creating Emotions

Filed in: Video written by: Richard Nicholls
In order to figure out the best ways to regulate emotions, Psychologists need to find ways of creating the emotions in the first place.
Today we're going to look how to do that and why it's worth it.
Read More...

Personality Disorders

written by: Richard Nicholls
Not everyone likes labels when it comes to mental health issues, but for some people it can be quite reassuring to be told that their reactions to the world are so common that we even have a name for it. So today I'm giving you a very brief introduction to what we call Personality Disorders.
Read More...
Stacks Image 17248

Episode 223: Hoarding

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
Seeing as it's Spring, not that you'd know it, *shakes fist at the clouds* a time for having a good old clear out.
I thought I'd revisit an old topic and talk about the psychology of stuff this week.
In particular the way our brain can get very confused.
Read More...

Goal Setting & Desire

written by: Richard Nicholls
It's nice to live in the now, I whole heartedly recommend it.
But there's nothing more satisfying in life knowing that you're on a journey and you have a game plan.
Some sort of focus on a direction.
Read More...
Stacks Image 17206

Episode 222: Mindful Moments

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
Someone asked me recently what the difference is between meditation, mindfulness and hypnosis. So I thought I'd go into it a little today and encourage you to take some mindful moments to train your brain.
Read More...
Anniversary Reactions

Episode 220: Anniversary Reactions

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
An increase in distress around the anniversary of a traumatic event is often called an anniversary reaction.
It can range from feeling mildly upset for a day or two to more extreme reactions where someone experiences significant psychiatric or even medical symptoms.
The good news is that we know when it's coming!
Read More...
Overwhelming Emotions

Episode 219: Happiness In A Depressing World

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
When the oceans are filling with plastic, the cost of living is high and everyone seems to hate each other it's not easy to be the optimist and promote happiness.

So what can we do?
Read More...
Overwhelming Emotions

Episode 218: Comparison

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
"Comparison is the thief of joy" said Theodore Roosevelt over a hundred years ago.
He knew it then and we all still know it now. But do we actually remember that when the time comes?
Read More...
Overwhelming Emotions

Episode 217: Forgive and Forget

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
The dictionary defines "to forgive" as this: Verb. To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offence, flaw, or mistake.
But language evolves. And maybe, to you, forgive and forget doesn't mean letting go of something so as to feel better. It means forgive the abuser and forget the victim. And it shouldn't.
Read More...
Matt Elswood

Bonus Episode: Andrea McLean

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls Bonus Episode: Andrea McLean
I was recently contacted by TV legend Andrea Mclean. Andrea has been working in the media for years but recently made the decision to take her life in a different direction and created an online community called This Girl Is On Fire all about personal growth.
This week is the launch of an App that accompanies it and so I thought it would be nice to get her on the podcast to talk a little bit about it.
I hope you find what we say useful!
Read More...
Overwhelming Emotions

Episode 216: Can We Not Care What Others Think?

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
Worrying about what people think is a common issue.
Almost everyone comes into therapy with some aspect of this. It's worth drilling down on who we actually mean though, when we say to ourselves that we worry what "other people" think.
Who are these anonymous other people?
Read More...
Overwhelming Emotions

Episode 215: Sensitivity

Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls
Because of what's called neurodiversity everyone's brain responds differently to stimulation.
Whether that's environmental or chemical stimulation.
Today's episode is about thriving in a stimulating world when our brain is sensitive to it.
Read More...
 Page 1 / 12  >>