About Nicola
Nicola Young is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She presents a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship worries and life changes. Nicola aims to work at each person's pace and help them feel heard and understood.
She uses a person-centred way of working, which means sessions focus on the client's own goals and experience. Nicola also draws on solution-focused ideas to identify practical steps for change and existential thinking to look at meaning and choices in life.
Background and approach
This mix is adjusted to suit what someone wants to achieve. Nicola has three years' experience and has worked in independent practice, local counselling agencies and online services. She also supports people through a local mental health charity and brings a background in the music industry to her understanding of creative lives and work-related pressures.
Areas she commonly supports include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, parenting concerns and compassion fatigue. Nicola also notes experience with matters such as attachment, adoption and foster care, body image and chronic pain or illness. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT clients, and encourages prospective clients to ask questions before booking.
To begin, Nicola asks people to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire so sessions can be arranged in line with her availability.
What Nicola works with
Everything Nicola lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Nicola is listed here; the rest shows what else Nicola works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the work, focusing on listening and understanding so people feel accepted and able to talk openly. This approach helps with anxiety, low mood and self-esteem by letting the client set the pace and direction of sessions.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and small, achievable goals. It helps when someone wants clear actions to manage stress, cope with life changes or tackle specific problems like sleep or work-related pressures.
Existential Therapy looks at values, meaning and the choices people make. It can be helpful for those facing big transitions, questions about identity or uncertainty about the future.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and collaborate to choose the methods that fit the client's needs. This is a gradual process and can be reviewed as progress is made.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so counselling can be easier to maintain. When arranging sessions, confirm the exact session formats offered before booking, as options are set by the therapist. Online work can make shorter check-ins, evening appointments or steady weekly sessions simpler to organise around everyday life.
Questions people ask about Nicola
What concerns does Nicola help with?
She works with common difficulties such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship worries, and also supports issues like addictions, trauma, body image and career stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, with solution-focused techniques and an existential perspective when reflecting on meaning and choices.
What is her professional background?
Nicola has three years' experience, has worked in independent practice and for counselling agencies, and supports a local mental health charity.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Registered Member of the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Nicola?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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