Nicola Young, BACP
3 years in practice
Nicola Young is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or grief.
License and registration
- BACP
- 409839 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Nicola
Nicola Young is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or grief. She welcomes conversations about relationship strain, life changes, addiction and burnout. Nicola works in a calm, non-judgemental way and invites people to move at a pace that feels safe for them.
She uses a person-centred stance that keeps the client's goals central. That means listening closely, reflecting what is said, and tailoring simple techniques to what the person wants to achieve.
Background and approach
Nicola also draws on existential ideas to help people make sense of difficult choices and find meaning during change. Her background includes independent practice, local counselling agencies and online services, and she volunteers with a UK mental health charity. Nicola also has a long career in the music industry, which informs her understanding of creative work and the stresses that surround it.
Nicolas's training includes a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and earlier diplomas from the Counselling and Psychotherapy in Further Education awarding body. She is a Registered Member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions can cover practical coping strategies, short-term focused work or deeper personal reflection.
Nicola encourages questions about how therapy would work before people begin, and she supports people to decide on the right next step for them.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, 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 / 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
Approaches Nicola names
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Online support
How Nicola's approaches work online
Nicola draws on person-centred practice to prioritise what matters to each person. That means she listens closely, reflects back what she hears and helps clients set the pace for sessions. This approach suits people who want a listening space and practical help to clarify their goals.She also uses Existential Therapy to help clients face difficult decisions and find meaning in life changes. This can be useful for those coping with grief, career shifts or questions about identity. Solution-Focused Therapy provides short-term tools focused on building small, workable changes and practical coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will discuss goals and preferences and together they will choose techniques that feel useful. The plan can change as therapy progresses to match new needs and priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for full conversations, phone can be a simpler check-in, and messaging helps when regular short contact is useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and creative schedules while keeping the focus on what the client wants to achieve.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Nicola help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship issues, and also supports people dealing with addiction, burnout and low self-esteem.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Nicola takes a person-centred approach and integrates techniques to match each person's goals. She also uses existential ideas and brief solution-focused tools when they fit the work.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' professional experience in counselling, including independent practice and agency work.
What credentials and location apply?
Nicola is a Registered Member of the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and Nicola is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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