Nika Bowens, BACP

Nika Bowens is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She supports people through anxiety, stress, depression and major life changes. Her approach is calm and steady, focusing on understanding each person's story and values.

Nika draws on a mix of practical therapies to help people notice what's getting in the way. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and to build actions that align with personal values. Attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas are used to look at how relationships shape feelings and behaviour.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Nika listens without judgement and helps people name patterns that cause distress. Work may include learning simple skills, practising new ways of responding, and setting small, achievable goals.

She has experience supporting people with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, and those living with chronic health conditions. Additional focus areas include grief, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, body image and caregiver stress. Nika also brings an understanding of multicultural and international life experiences.

People often come with worries about sleep, appetite, career decisions, parenting challenges, or ongoing trauma. Nika aims to create time and space to explore these issues, one step at a time, helping people move towards clearer thinking and more manageable day-to-day coping.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and making life changes where values matter.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and emotions. It can help people understand connection issues and improve how they relate to others.

Finding the right approach is part of working together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt the work as understanding develops. This is a collaborative decision made over a few sessions rather than a one-off choice.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video lets you use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions are useful for lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in, and messaging can work well for ongoing support or when a quick reflection is needed. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while still using the same therapeutic methods.