Nicola Young, BACP

Nicola Young welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to turn. She writes in a calm, direct way and aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Nicola is a BACP member and works from the United Kingdom. She offers a steady, non-judgemental space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, low mood, loss and life changes. Nicola listens carefully and follows each person’s pace rather than pushing a fixed plan. Conversations focus on what matters most to the individual and on small, practical changes that can make life easier. Her work draws on a person-centred foundation which puts the client’s views at the heart of therapy. Nicola also uses solution-focused ideas to help set short-term goals and identify practical next steps. Existential themes may come into sessions when people want to address meaning, purpose or big life choices. Nicola has around three years of counselling experience across private practice, local agencies and online services. She also volunteers with a local mental health charity and has a background in the music industry, which informs her understanding of creative lives and their pressures. She supports people with a wide range of concerns including relationship strains, compassion fatigue, parenting stress, bereavement, addictions, body image and ADHD-related challenges. If someone wants to try different formats Nicola offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. To start, people complete a short questionnaire and arrange sessions that suit their timing.

How Nicola’s approaches work online

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person rather than a fixed method. Nicola listens and follows your pace, helping you say what matters and make choices that feel right for you. This approach can help with low mood, anxiety and loss where being heard is the starting point.

Solution-focused therapy aims for practical, short-term change by identifying small steps you can try between sessions. It is useful when you want to work towards concrete goals like improving sleep, managing stress or changing a daily routine.

Existential ideas come into play when people want to think about purpose, identity or major life decisions. These conversations look at values and what gives life meaning rather than focusing only on symptoms.

Nicola treats finding the right approach as a shared task. She will talk with you about what you want to get from therapy and adapt techniques to match your needs and preferences. This collaborative process helps build a clear plan that can change as you progress.

Online formats offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let you keep face-to-face contact without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging can fit into busy days. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caring duties or other commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals.