Hi and a warm welcome,
We are an independent and confidential counselling service for people affected by complex life circumstances and offer support for the people who care about them.
The organisation was founded by myself Nicola Benyahia. I am an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, with a specialism in trauma , loss , anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship breakdowns. I have been working in private practice since 2016 counselling adults with a range of mental health issues.
I have delivered to both national and international audiences on subjects such as mental health, wellbeing and grooming and radicalisation.
In 2022 I was awarded an MBE, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Services to Education in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of my work.
I have many years of experience working with a wide range of issues and pride myself f on my ability to work with individuals of various age groups and of different social -economic sexual and cultural backgrounds. My experience spans across both the social care and counselling field with specific in-depth knowledge of the needs of young people, relationship issues, including couple and family counselling.
As well as providing therapy and counselling services, Families for Life also delivers a mentoring programme for girls, dealing with topics of self-esteem, relationships, communication, and connecting and contributing to society.
Additionally we here at Families For Life have in depth knowledge and first hand experience of extremism and radicalisation. These experiences have provided us with unique insight and empathy into families dealing with complex concerns, including trauma, violence, migration imprisonment and extremism.
The organisation was founded by Nicola Benyahia. She is ‘an accredited BACP’ counsellor
with a wealth of experience in social care, including specific expertise
in brain injury and working with young people aged 14-25.