Nicola Spence, BACP
Nicola Spence is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression.
About Nicola
Nicola Spence is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also offers support for relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, parenting strain, career worries and other life changes. Nicola practises in the United Kingdom and works in English.
Nicola uses a human-centred style that focuses on compassion and understanding. She does not rely on diagnostic labels or symptom checklists. Instead she talks with each person about their history and what brings them to therapy now.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify patterns and build on personal strengths. People can expect a collaborative approach. Nicola listens first, then offers choices about how to proceed.
She explains options and helps plan the direction of therapy together with the client. The process is paced to suit the individual and their goals. Her work draws on several recognised approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred practice, cognitive behavioural techniques and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills.
These are used flexibly to match a person’s needs rather than as fixed programmes. Nicola has three years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She values the human relationship at the heart of therapeutic change and aims to create a calm, respectful space for people to talk through difficult experiences.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 407866 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
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 counselling
- 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
Ways of working Nicola names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- 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 counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that matter to them. It can help with anxiety, depression and motivation by clarifying values and small, practical steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It supports people who struggle with trust, closeness or repeating painful relationship dynamics by exploring those patterns and building new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will listen to your concerns and discuss which methods might help. Together you will pick an approach or combination that fits your goals and pace, and review it as therapy progresses.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller connection is helpful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can work well for a focused talk. Live chat or text messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility for different days and needs while still allowing consistent therapeutic support.
Frequently asked
What issues does Nicola support?
Nicola works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, parenting strain and many other life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is human-centred and compassion focused. She listens first, explores your story and then offers choices about how to proceed together.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of professional experience working with people facing emotional and practical challenges. Her approach is trauma informed and shaped by that experience.
Where does Nicola practise and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Nicola?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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