- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Nicola
Nicola Fiveash is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She holds the NCPS credential and focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and life changes. Nicola also supports those experiencing difficulties with sleep, eating, addiction, self-esteem and parenting concerns.
Nicola combines different therapeutic ideas rather than following a single model. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside person-centred and attachment-based ways of working.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative, and she aims to tailor the approach to each person’s needs and goals. Her style is calm and compassionate. Nicola offers a listening space where people can talk about what matters without judgement.
She describes her work as trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming, with emphasis on respecting autonomy and the many ways people make sense of their lives. Nicola pays attention to patterns that come from past experiences as well as to present thoughts and behaviours. Practical strategies and reflective conversation are mixed depending on what the person wants to focus on.
She aims to help clients notice strengths they already have and build small, manageable changes. Starting therapy with Nicola looks like a collaboration. She invites people to set the pace and shape the work.
The emphasis is on steady progress, personal understanding and practical steps that fit everyday life.
What Nicola works with
Everything Nicola lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Nicola helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- 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
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola lists
- 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
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Nicola uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with their values. ACT often includes practical exercises to increase psychological flexibility and support action towards what matters.She also applies Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships can shape current patterns. This can help people understand why they react in certain ways and develop different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola treats therapy as a joint process and will discuss which methods suit your goals, needs and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Nicola offers video calls and phone sessions for more in-depth conversation, and live chat or text-based messaging for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options give flexibility around timing, reduce travel, and let people choose the format that best supports regular contact and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Nicola
What concerns does Nicola often help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression and life changes, plus issues around sleep, eating, addictions, self-esteem, parenting and career strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and collaborative, combining reflective conversation with practical strategies. Sessions are tailored to the person and paced to their needs.
What is her background and experience?
Nicola has five years of experience supporting people through grief, trauma, anxiety and related concerns. She draws on multiple approaches to suit each person.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the NCPS credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Nicola works online via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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