Nicola Young

• Stress and anxiety
• Client‑centred therapy
• Solution‑focused work

About Nicola

Nicola Young helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self‑esteem, depression and life changes. She works in a person‑centred way and integrates techniques from several approaches based on what each person wants to achieve. Nicola is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years’ experience in counselling.

She uses a calm, collaborative style and lets people set the pace of sessions. Nicola draws on client‑centred practice to focus on what matters to the individual, and uses solution‑focused techniques when people want practical ways forward. She also draws on existential ideas to help people reflect on meaning and choices when that feels useful.

Her background includes private practice, local counselling agencies and online work, plus voluntary roles at local mental health charities. Nicola previously worked in the music industry and has around 20 years’ experience supporting people in creative fields, which she says informs how she works with themes such as identity and career.

Nicola has completed diplomas in psychotherapeutic and therapeutic counselling with the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB). She also holds additional certificates in areas such as suicide awareness, mental health first aid, safeguarding and working with attachment and shame.

People often bring issues such as burnout, compassion fatigue, addictions, grief, parenting strain, eating or sleeping difficulties, and long‑standing attachment or abandonment concerns. Nicola also lists work with LGBT topics, blended family issues and the stresses of caregiving among her areas of focus.

If someone wants to start, Nicola asks them to use the site’s matching process and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Nicola uses her approaches in online counselling

Client‑centred therapy places the person’s concerns and priorities at the centre of the work. The counsellor listens closely and follows the client’s pace to help them clarify feelings and make their own choices; this can suit worries about relationships, self‑esteem and stress.

Solution‑focused work looks for small, practical steps that move things forward. It is useful when someone wants concrete changes or short‑term goals such as managing anxiety or improving sleep habits.

Existential therapy considers questions about meaning, values and life direction. This approach can help people facing major life changes, career uncertainty or struggles with identity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and adapt methods as therapy proceeds to match those aims.

Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. If you need to arrange sessions around work, family or other commitments this can make regular contact easier. The site’s booking flow requires completing a short questionnaire and then scheduling a first session, but please confirm the exact session formats available before you book.

Topics Nicola lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Nicola

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self‑esteem and life changes among other concerns such as grief, addictions and trauma.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Nicola uses client‑centred counselling and integrates solution‑focused and existential approaches depending on what the client wants.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years’ experience working in private practice, with local counselling agencies and online providers, plus voluntary work at a mental health charity.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds CPCAB diplomas.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I have sessions from outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions structured and paid for?

Session cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start with Nicola?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.