Nicola Barnard, BACP
Nicola Barnard is a counsellor who uses person-centred care alongside evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood.
About Nicola
Nicola Barnard is a counsellor who uses person-centred care alongside evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. She aims to make sessions feel calm and straightforward. Nicola keeps language plain so parents and individuals can focus on the issue rather than professional jargon.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small practical changes. Attachment-based ideas are used where relationships and early experiences affect current patterns.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills may be introduced for managing strong emotions and improving coping strategies. Nicola has worked in the field for four years and lists the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, among her credentials. Her experience includes supporting people with grief and loss, relationship problems, low self-esteem, motivation and depression.
She also has experience with neurodiverse people and with parenting-related stress. Sessions are offered in English and run online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Nicola describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person sets goals and pace.
Practical tools and regular check-ins are used so progress is visible. People who want to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Fees vary with location and the service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 402330 | July 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- 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
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Nicola names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Nicola’s therapeutic approaches work online
Nicola uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in online work. ACT focuses on helping people name their values and take small steps towards them even when difficult thoughts appear. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. CBT looks at thought patterns and behaviour, offering practical exercises to test unhelpful thinking and build new routines that reduce symptoms.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Nicola will talk through what matters to the person and suggest methods to try. Together they decide goals and which techniques suit the person's pace and circumstances. The aim is to tailor sessions so work feels manageable and relevant.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, reflective notes or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity and adjust session length and timing to daily life.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Nicola commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem, parenting strain and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Nicola blends client-centred listening with practical methods from ACT and CBT, using simple, down-to-earth language and observable exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of practice experience supporting people with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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