Luke Nichol, NCPS

Luke Nichol welcomes people who need a calm, steady place to talk things through. He aims to help clients slow down, sort out strong feelings, and build small steps they can use day to day. Luke keeps sessions simple and practical so things feel less overwhelming quickly.

He adapts his way of working to the person in front of him. Sessions can be reflective and gentle, focused on goals, or more experimental and creative depending on what feels right. The emphasis is on meeting the client where they are and moving at a comfortable pace.

Luke pays particular attention to how relationships shape a person’s life. He helps people notice repeating patterns, understand their reactions, and find clearer ways to cope. Practical strategies are offered alongside time to notice emotions and make sense of painful experiences.

His background includes five years of practice and the NCPS credential, which is shown as NCPS. He also brings personal experience as a gay, neurodivergent person, including ADHD and dyslexia, and this informs his understanding of prejudice, difference and workplace challenges.

Typical areas he addresses include LGBT concerns, family and family of origin issues, grief, coping with life changes and ADHD. Additional focus areas include autism and Asperger syndrome, dissociation, guilt and shame, isolation and workplace issues.

First sessions are used to get to know a person’s life, interests and goals. Luke uses that initial meeting to plan how to work together in a way that fits each person’s needs.

How Luke adapts therapeutic approaches online

Luke combines several evidence-based methods and tailors them to each person's situation. Person-centred work focuses on listening and building self-awareness through gentle reflection, which helps when someone needs to feel heard and understood. Solution Focused Brief Therapy emphasises small, practical steps and clear goals, useful for people who want concrete changes and coping strategies.

Deciding which approach to use is treated as a collaborative process. Luke will discuss options with the client during early sessions and adjust the plan as needs and goals become clearer. The aim is to find a way of working that feels comfortable and useful, not to force a single method.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are good for deeper conversation when seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions can suit people who prefer not to use video or need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick updates, journalling between sessions or fitting a session into a busy day. Together these options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, family and daily life.