Nicola works as a psychotherapist in private practice with couples and individuals and is on the Executive Committee of the International Attachment Network, UK. She trained with Relate, with the Institute of Family Therapy and furthered her studies in attachment theory. She gained an MA in Gender Studies from the School of African and Asian Studies in 2008. Nicola trains individual therapists to work with couples and developed a short course in the use and relevance of attachment theory in relationship therapy. Nicola has undertaken speaking engagements in a variety of international settings relating to matters of social justice, global philanthropy, sustainability and gender. Her first career was as a lawyer and family business adviser.