- Client-Centred approach
- Solution-Focused work
- Existential perspectives
About Nicola
Nicola Young is a counsellor and a Registered Member of the BACP with three years' experience in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, loss and life changes, as well as relationship and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people facing burnout, compassion fatigue and challenges linked to identity and addiction.
Nicola uses a person-centred way of working. She lets clients lead the pace and focuses on what they want to achieve. Sessions draw on practical techniques from solution-focused and existential approaches when these fit the client’s goals.
Her background includes work in private practice, local counselling agencies and online services. She also supports people through a local mental health charity and has previous experience in the music industry. That experience informs how she talks about creative work and career transition.
In sessions she offers straightforward conversation and practical options rather than jargon. Clients can expect a mix of listening, reflective questions and short exercises aimed at clearer next steps. She aims to help people manage immediate difficulties and consider longer term choices.
Nicola has completed diplomas in psychotherapeutic and therapeutic counselling through CPCAB and holds additional training in safeguarding, suicide awareness, mental health first aid, and working with attachment, anger and self-esteem. She welcomes messages with short questions before booking.
How her approaches translate to online work
Nicola draws on client-centred work that places the person’s concerns first, meaning conversations are led by what matters to the client and move at their pace. This approach helps when sorting through stress, low mood or relationship worries.She also uses solution-focused techniques which concentrate on small, practical steps and short-term goals. These methods can help when someone wants to try a manageable change or test an idea between sessions. Existential perspectives are used to look at meaning, values and choice when people are facing life changes or questions about direction.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and agree which methods to use. That decision is collaborative and can be reviewed as needs shift.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find online sessions helpful for maintaining continuity of care while juggling everyday commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and self-esteem concerns, plus life changes, burnout and compassion fatigue.
How would she work with someone feeling stuck?
She uses a person-centred way of working and may introduce solution-focused tools and existential reflection to help clarify next steps.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years' experience in private and agency settings, supports a local mental health charity and has a background in the music industry.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Registered Member of the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered in English for people in the UK.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are costs handled?
Session cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.