Hi, I'm Nicki...

and I'm an octopus.

It might sound like a strange way to introduce myself, but it's probably the best way to describe how I work.

Like an octopus, I use different strengths in different situations. Whether I'm teaching art, helping an overwhelmed student, facilitating a team workshop or guiding someone through a complex challenge, my approach is always shaped by insight, curiosity, inclusion and connection.

These aren't separate parts of what I do: they're woven into every conversation, every workshop and every visual I create.

With over 30 years' experience in education and design, I've learned that when people can see differently, they can think differently, learn differently and solve problems more effectively.

That's why I use visual thinking to make the invisible visible: helping people move from stress to structure, from confusion to clarity, and from ideas to action.

How we think, shapes how we live and learn.

But this isn’t just professional, it’s personal.

As an introvert, who struggled at school, I often felt overwhelmed and unseen.

Visual thinking helped me process my world, understand myself and find confidence.

What began as a way to survive... became my way to thrive.

That’s what I help others do today.

Visual thinking isn’t just creative, it’s transformational.

I never set out to create a visual wellbeing framework.

But looking back, every sketchbook, sticky note and whiteboard helped me process challenges I couldn’t always put into words.

It became my way of thinking, reflecting and finding clarity.


Now, I use it to help others navigate their own overwhelm and unlock ideas that matter.

Over time, I realised something important…

Visual thinking wasn’t just helping me communicate ideas.

It was helping people:

  • slow down

  • process complexity

  • feel heard

  • organise emotions

  • reconnect ideas

  • regain confidence

Whether in classrooms, workshops, leadership conversations or moments of overwhelm, the same thing kept happening:

When thinking became visible,
people could move forward again.

Book a free call to chat about how I can support you

I am a qualified Art & Design teacher with extensive GCSE, IGCSE, A Level and IB experience, currently teaching online.

View some of my students’ work here:

Teaching portfolio

Ready to SHIFT your thinking?

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What people are saying about working with Nicki…

  • "Before I started working with Nicki, I lacked an important part of education; a plan. I felt lost in terms of how to even start, how I could build habits of getting my work done in time, and to a good quality. My sessions with Nicki were able to help build a routine, as well as her being extremely supportive and helpful to me, in such an stress-inducing time of High School".

    -G

  • "Working with Nicki has been an absolute joy, bringing together visuals to captivate my stories and experiences for a series called 25 Questions for 2025. The project and this whole conversation has got people thinking about the power of combining words and images to engage and spark ideas."

    Paul Vincent, Randstad Enterprise. Global Leader in Service Design

  • "Nicki is a very helpful tutor that has taught me great organisational skills like how to plan ahead of my week and chunk my time. She is lovely to be taught by and always stays calm, finding strategies that help work with me. I look forward to seeing Nicki each week and I enjoy each session with her".

    -CC

  • "Nicki's knowledge, expertise and experience produced an incredibly useful "how to study" course for UWCSEA students studying the IBDP. Digging into cognitive science, effective learning strategies and her own research, Nicki made the course fun, engaging and genuinely helpful for hundreds of students, which will turn into thousands in years to come. Her professionalism and flexibility was very much appreciated, and she was (and still is) a valuable partner for the college. Thank you Nicki!"

    —Tim Lovatt, UWCSEA Head of Digital Learning UWC South East Asia

  • "My edutainment company EYEYAH! has worked with Nicki on a couple of occasions and each time it has been a great experience. She was able to visualise a complex stakeholder Roundtable for our tech client. She was flexible with iterations and both client and us were really happy with the final product. She also acted as education consultant on a toolkit we designed for youth online safety. She was able to contribute from the perspective of both a teen and an educator. We consider Nicki a valuable specialist extension to our team and we look forward to working with her again."

    —Tanya Wilson Chua, EYEYAH! Singapore

  • "Nicki is simply the best. I was lucky enough to be tutored by her and her influence has been a lasting legacy, kind, compassionate, talented, driven, motivating, there just aren’t enough superlatives to describe her. NiH Consultancy is destined to succeed, as will anyone who entrusts Nicki to advise them.""

    — Former Student