Nicola Burgess, BACP
Nicola Burgess offers a person-centred approach that places the client's experience at the heart of each session.
About Nicola
Nicola Burgess offers a person-centred approach that places the client's experience at the heart of each session. Nicola is a BACP counsellor with seven years' practice in the United Kingdom. She keeps sessions simple and straightforward so people can talk about what matters to them without jargon or pressure.
Nicola works with people facing relationship difficulties and family-related stress. She supports those affected by trauma and abuse, and she helps people manage anxiety, low mood and changes that feel overwhelming.
Background and approach
Nicola also provides help for issues such as grief, low self-esteem, addictive behaviours and problems with sleep or appetite. Sessions start by listening to the person's story and identifying small, practical steps forward. Nicola uses client-centred listening alongside narrative and solution-focused ideas to help people make sense of painful events and build coping strategies.
Conversations are paced to the individual's needs so progress is steady and manageable. Nicola has experience supporting people dealing with abandonment, attachment and blended family issues, as well as relationship concerns like communication or commitment problems. She also works with people affected by domestic violence, dissociation, eating-related difficulties and compassion fatigue.
Her working pattern is Monday to Friday with some early evenings, and she is willing to discuss session times to fit a person's schedule. Nicola aims to create a calm space where people can be heard and start to rebuild confidence and direction in their life.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 391092 | October 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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Nicola names
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Therapeutic approaches and online support
Nicola draws on client-centred work that focuses on listening and understanding a person's unique experience. This approach helps when someone needs space to be heard and to rebuild self-worth after difficult events.She also uses narrative therapy ideas which help people separate themselves from painful stories and see problems in a different light. Rewriting life narratives can be useful for those recovering from trauma, loss or identity struggles.
Solution-focused techniques are used to identify small, achievable goals and to build practical coping steps. This can help when stress, anxiety or daily challenges feel overwhelming and a person wants concrete ways to move forward.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Nicola will work with each person to agree what feels most helpful, adjusting the approach as needs and goals evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for many people. Video calls bring face-to-face conversation when that is preferred, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and live chat or text-based messaging suit short check-ins or weekly reflection without the need for video. These options make it easier to access consistent support around busy schedules and changing life demands.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can Nicola help with?
She supports people with relationship struggles, family stress, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and grief. Other areas include self-esteem, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is client-centred with narrative and solution-focused methods added when helpful. Nicola listens first, then works with the person to find small, practical steps forward.
How long has Nicola been practising?
She has seven years of counselling experience working with people across a range of concerns and life changes.
Where is Nicola based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What formats are available for sessions?
Nicola provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; exact cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with Nicola?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's available times.