Nels Rodwell, NCPS

Nels Rodwell works from a warm, person-centred stance that foregrounds connection and practical change. She draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. Nels combines experience with a straightforward, compassionate manner to make starting therapy feel manageable.

She has 25 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential. Her background includes supporting people affected by trauma and abuse and helping with self-esteem, motivation and confidence. She encourages clients to recognise their strengths and build on them.

Nels uses client-centred listening alongside clear strategies when needed. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, learning coping skills and trying small experiments between meetings. She also works with emotionally-focused methods to help people better understand their feelings and attachments.

When concerns include separation, codependency or communication problems, she helps people name what's happening and choose practical next steps. Nels can also support issues such as body image, dissociation, control and coping after disasters. Her approach balances exploration with concrete tools to manage day-to-day life.

She offers therapy in English and is comfortable working with people of different nationalities. Nels aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can build self-awareness, take responsibility and move towards clearer relationships with themselves and others.

How Nels’ approaches translate to online therapy

Nels integrates attachment-based work to help people understand patterns in close relationships and how early bonds can affect current connections. This approach is useful for addressing communication problems, abandonment concerns and difficulties forming trust. She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours; CBT is practical for managing anxiety, low mood and stress with step-by-step exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. She will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and personality. That decision is collaborative and may change as the work progresses, with an emphasis on what feels most useful and realistic for everyday life.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for deeper, face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging can fit quick check-ins or shorter coaching-style work. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments and let people choose what works best for them.