Paula Nicholson

Paula is an Accredited EMDR Consultant and Registered Counsellor with more than 15 years of experience across community mental health, drug and alcohol services, and private practice.

She regularly assists with practicums during my EMDR training workshops and is a valued part of my EMDR consultation team, helping therapists embed EMDR into their everyday clinical work in a way that feels sustainable and authentic. Paula provides individual and group EMDR consultation to therapists at various stages of their learning, drawing on a grounded and compassionate approach that supports clinicians to build confidence and clarity in their use of EMDR.

In addition to her consultation work, Paula is currently the Team Leader of a multi-disciplinary team. She finds great purpose and meaning in supporting therapists to utilise EMDR and feel confident using this modality as part of their practice.

As a highly experienced clinical supervisor and EMDR Consultant, Paula also incorporates parts work, schema therapy, ego state therapy, polyvagal theory, and somatic approaches, all through an attachment-focused lens.

She is passionate about social justice and human rights, and has worked extensively with marginalised communities and those who have experienced complex trauma. Paula is well versed in presentations such as PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders. She works from a neuroaffirming framework and supports others to incorporate this into their practice. Finding the authentic version of ourselves is something she sees as deeply important.

Outside of the professional space, Paula is an animal lover and keeps herself physically active and busy raising her four sons.

Qualifications and Professional Associations

• Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Sociology

• Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling

• Diploma in Mental Health

• Registered Counsellor - The Australian Counselling Association (Level 4) & Registered Supervisor

• Registered Counsellor - PACFA Membership Level Clinical

• EMDR Association of Australia – Accredited EMDR Consultant