Nicola Sinclair

Compassionate and results-driven business development leader and counselling professional with over 20 years’ experience across mental health, education, and community sectors. Proven record in leading dispersed teams, managing complex programmes, and maintaining strong safeguarding and quality standards. Experienced in developing partnerships across schools, local authorities, and multi-academy trusts to deliver high-level, measurable impact. Deeply committed to empowering and uplifting others, embedding trauma-informed and inclusive practice to drive sustainable change, with a passion for positive social impact. Consistently proven outstanding business development & relationship-building skills.

• The Esther Project, Leamington Spa, 2025, Present, Project supports women to overcome barriers caused by trauma, and social or economic disadvantage, enabling them to thrive and build fulfilling, independent lives., Ad-hoc support: wellbeing & business development
• Home-Start South Warwickshire / Milton Keynes, 2016, 2024, Provide emotional, parenting and early-years wellbeing support for families in need., Deliver group sessions to enhance attachment, language and confidence in children under five., Regularly engage in safeguarding and reflective supervision within the organisation.

• I enjoy supporting my two teenage daughters in their interests: I am particularly involved with my eldest's equine passion! I enjoy walking & nature: we have 2 dogs, so much of my downtime is spent enjoying the countryside.

• The Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust (2025): Assessing Forensic Risk – A Psychodynamic Approach (20hrs)
• NICABM How to Work With Clients Who Are Stuck
• Regular, ongoing trauma coaching & counselling CPD & Supervision Fresh Therapists
• Mindsight Institute: Mindfulness & Interpersonal Neurobiology in Clinical Practice; How Attachment, Trauma & Temperament Shape Personality
• PESI: Moving Beyond Medication: ADHD and Autism Clinical Specialist Training
• Jo Flynn Counselling: Understanding and Working with Psychological Trauma; Working with Post-Traumatic Responses
• Brighton Therapy Partnership: Adults with ADHD and/or Autistic Spectrum Traits
• Be All of You: Inner Child, Family & Relationships; Working Introduction to Transactional Analysis; Embodying Internal Family Systems in Practice
• The Forensic Psychotherapy Society: Being Unforgiven – Violent States of Mind & Restorative Justice; Ethics in Forensic Psychotherapy; Genital Trauma and Violence; Hurt People Hurt People
• A Disorder for Everyone: Therapeutic & Expressive Writing Workshop
• Rowan Consultancy: From Counselling to Coaching (2 day)
• The Gestalt Centre: Free Fall Creative Writing for Therapy (3day)
• Problem Shared: Using Poetry and Writing for Self-Exploration
• Homicide Timeline (Jane Monckton Smith): Homicide and Suicide Timelines (2 day) (assessing risk of violence & harm)
• Foundational Certificate in the Safe & Sound Protocol (Stephen Porges & Deb Dana) The Science of Safety and Understanding the SSP, SSP Delivery, and Practical Integration of the SSP programme
• The Esther Project: Dr Beverley Gilbert - Peer Mentoring (Safeguarding & Lone Working);
• Connection Counts – Trauma Responsive workingTraining
• The Grove Conference: Couples Therapy, Trauma Recovery, Psychosexual Dynamics & ADHD Strategies
• Operation Centaur: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (3-day intensive)
• Homestart South Warwickshire: Volunteer Preparation & Bump-Start Training. Also “running effective groups”
• Management training (5 days) (Harpercollins)
• Coaching training (Harpercollins)
• Safeguarding Adults & Safeguarding CYP