- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Nicola
Nicola Murray is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She brings six years of professional experience and works with issues such as parenting concerns, grief, addiction, and self-esteem. Nicola holds BACP registration, which she uses as part of her professional practice framework.
She keeps sessions practical and grounded. Nicola offers ways to cope day to day and to spot the patterns that make problems feel stuck.
Background and approach
She draws on strategies from cognitive behavioural approaches alongside acceptance and mindfulness ideas to help people respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. Nicola also pays attention to how early bonds shape current relationships. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at trust, intimacy and repeated patterns.
Conversations focus on small steps that build feeling safer in close relationships and better communication where it has broken down. Sessions are led collaboratively. Nicola listens, reflects and then suggests simple exercises and tools to try between meetings.
She adapts her style to what each person prefers, using a mix of practical problem solving and reflective discussion. People come to Nicola for a wide range of concerns including ADHD, trauma, sleep and eating problems, anger and compassion fatigue. She is used to helping people untangle painful cycles and find clearer choices for how to move forward.
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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- 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)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and taking small steps that match those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, parenting stress and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and uses simple experiments and exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, sleep and eating issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nicola will discuss your situation and goals and suggest methods that fit your needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as you try different ways of working.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and use visual tools. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, written reflections and day-to-day support between longer appointments. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on meaningful change.
Questions people ask about Nicola
What kinds of problems can Nicola help with?
Nicola works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, ADHD, addictions, trauma, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting questions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem and career stresses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Nicola combines problem-solving tools with reflective conversation and suggests exercises to try between sessions.
What experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with adults on issues such as anger, trust, intimacy, anxiety and ADHD.
What are Nicola's credentials and where is she based?
Nicola is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and Nicola accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
She sees people by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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