Nicola Dove, BACP

Nicola Dove offers calm, non-judgemental support for adults facing overwhelming feelings. She speaks plainly and helps people take small, practical steps when stress, anxiety or grief make life feel heavy. Nicola works in a way that aims to make therapy feel manageable and useful from the first session.

She uses a mix of methods chosen to suit each person. That can include client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts, mindfulness practices to steady worrying, and motivational work to help make change. Nicola also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns that cause pain.

Sessions are aimed at everyday difficulties as well as deeper struggles. She supports people dealing with low self-esteem, depression, addiction issues, bereavement, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating or sleeping problems, anger and parenting strains. Nicola also helps with ADHD-related challenges, compassion fatigue and questions about life purpose.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Nicola listens first, helps people set clear goals, and introduces tools that can be tried between meetings. She aims for practical change while offering space to understand why things feel stuck.

Nicola has five years of counselling experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practices from the United Kingdom and carries out sessions in English using online formats such as video, phone, live chat and text messaging.

How Nicola blends therapy approaches online

Nicola commonly uses client-centred work, cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness in her online practice. Client-centred therapy means the session begins with careful listening and the counsellor following the person’s lead to build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behaviour to ease anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce rumination and improve sleep and concentration.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nicola will talk about options, listen to what matters to the client, and agree a plan that matches goals and preferences. That plan can be adjusted as progress is made so the therapy stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone can be a lighter option with less bandwidth, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging lets people write when that fits their day. These choices help people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on steady, step-by-step change.