Nicola Spence, BACP
3 years in practice
Nicola Spence is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 407866 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Nicola
Nicola Spence is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She also works with concerns such as addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and work-related stress. Nicola practices with compassion and a human-centred attitude.
She uses a conversational, down-to-earth style that aims to make difficult topics easier to speak about.
Background and approach
Nicola draws on Existential ideas alongside acceptance and cognitive approaches to help people find meaning and practical ways forward. Sessions begin by exploring what brings someone to therapy and building a shared picture of their life story. Nicola avoids relying on symptom lists or labels and instead focuses on the person’s experiences and strengths.
She offers a collaborative way of working where the client’s preferences guide the pace and direction. Conversations look for links between past experience and present difficulties and then test small changes that might help. Nicola describes her approach as compassion-focused and trauma-aware, aiming to make space for emotions while keeping practical goals in view.
Nicola holds accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has three years of professional experience in clinical settings. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging.
To get started, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Nicola emphasises building a trusting working relationship as the core of the therapeutic work.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Existential therapy helps people explore meaning, choice and personal values when life feels uncertain. It supports questions about identity, purpose and how to live in line with what matters, which can help with grief, major life changes and low mood.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings and taking action guided by personal values. It is useful for anxiety, depression and struggles with motivation because it combines acceptance with practical behavioural steps.
Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels workable, then try methods that fit the person. That joint decision-making helps shape sessions that feel relevant and respectful of someone’s pace.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to use audio. These formats let people access therapy from different locations, reduce travel time and accommodate changing schedules while keeping the focus on the therapeutic work.
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Questions people ask
What issues can Nicola help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus concerns like addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, and career-related stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is human-centred and compassion focused. She works collaboratively, avoiding diagnostic labels and helping clients connect life history to present problems.
What is her background and experience?
Nicola has three years of professional work experience in the UK supporting a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and the first steps handled?
Cost varies with location and the platform subscription; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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