Based in Nelson, Aotearoa New Zealand, working locally and online.
About Me
I’m Nicky.
Nurse. Mother. Educator. Writer. Therapist. Storyteller.
I’ve been nursing for nearly 40 years. I’ve worked in hospitals, in homes, in communities, and quite literally on both sides of the street. I’ve been with people at the beginning of life and at the end of it, and everywhere in between.
I’ve held space when things fall apart. I’ve seen what happens when people are truly seen, and what happens when they’re not.
I’ve also burned out and come back. Changed course more than once, not always because I had a plan, but because I couldn’t keep doing life the way I was doing it.
So I understand what it means to be the capable one who is quietly not doing okay. The one who keeps showing up for everyone else while something in them feels like its going under.
That's not clinical observation or theory. That's lived experience.
These days I don’t try to fix people, I work alongside them. I listen, properly listen, and stay present enough that things can start to make sense again.
Sometimes that means sitting in the mud with someone while they find their way through it.
That of course looks different for everyone.
I don’t believe you need to be told what to do. Most people already know, somewhere, what they need. What’s often missing is the space to hear it clearly again.
I’m a Registered Nurse with advanced training in trauma, attachment, nervous system work, and integrative therapeutic approaches.
I work with the nervous and emotional system, not just the thinking mind. Which means my work often reaches places that talking alone doesn’t always touch. Sessions are available in person in Nelson or online, wherever you are in the world.
I work one-on-one with individuals, with parents and caregivers through Circle of Security™ groups, and with health, education and community organisations through workshops and professional development.
The context changes, my approach doesn’t.
Unhurried. Honest. Deeply attuned.
If this resonates, you’re welcome to get in touch.
Email me coaching@nickycooper.life