- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Nicola
Nicola Moran is a psychotherapist and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works from the United Kingdom and brings ten years of direct therapeutic experience to her practice. Nicola focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, self‑esteem struggles, ADHD and parenting pressures.
She uses an integrative approach, combining methods so that sessions fit each person’s needs. That means Nicola adapts the work to how someone thinks, feels and behaves rather than following one fixed method.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be practical and conversational, with space to reflect and try new ways of responding. Nicola has a long background in health and wellbeing roles, with broad exposure to people who have complex needs. That experience informs how she supports people through life changes, career stresses and burnout or compassion fatigue.
She also works with issues such as adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, body image and chronic illness. Her style is collaborative and respectful. She treats clients as the expert in their own life while offering guidance, tools and different ways to understand difficulties.
The work can include short-term practical steps or deeper exploration, depending on what someone wants to focus on. Sessions are offered in English and Nicola accepts international clients. Therapy is provided through online video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, using a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- 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
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- 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
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Nicola's approaches work online
Attachment‑based work focuses on relationships and emotional bonds. It helps people understand patterns formed in close relationships and how those patterns show up now, which can be useful for parenting concerns and attachment issues.Client‑centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement and follows the client’s pace, helping them find their own solutions and build confidence.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. It offers simple, practical strategies to manage anxiety, stress and low mood by changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy itself. Nicola works collaboratively to figure out what fits best for someone’s goals and preferences, and she may blend methods as needs change over time.
Online therapy offers practical benefits. Video calls let people read visual cues while meeting from wherever they are. Phone sessions suit those who prefer not to be on camera or who have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text‑based messaging provide shorter check‑ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Nicola
What concerns does Nicola support?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self‑esteem and ADHD as well as parenting and related pressures.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is integrative and collaborative, combining conversational reflection with practical tools tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nicola has ten years of therapeutic experience and a longer history working in health and wellbeing roles over 22 years.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and runs sessions across borders in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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