Nick Shepley , BACP

Nick Shepley is a counsellor with seven years of experience who helps people work through addiction, low mood and relationship difficulties. He holds a BACP registration and offers straightforward, practical support for people trying to change habits, manage stress or understand long-standing patterns. Nick presents therapy as a collaborative process and treats clients with respect and without judgement.

He uses a blend of cognitive and humanistic ideas alongside motivational interviewing to help people notice what keeps problems going and to build small, achievable steps towards change. Sessions focus on everyday thinking and behaviour, not on jargon, so clients can try new ways of coping between meetings. Nick also draws on narrative and psychodynamic ideas to understand how past experiences shape present feelings.

People come for a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, eating and body image issues, grief, and parenting stress. He also supports those facing career changes, intimacy struggles, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas he works with include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, infidelity, and substance misuse.

Nick welcomes clients from across the United Kingdom and internationally. Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. His approach suits people who want practical tools, personal reflection and a calm, steady therapeutic relationship.

Therapy begins with a short conversation to clarify goals and plan a workable way forward. Nick encourages people to move at their own pace and to use therapy to build everyday coping strategies and clearer decision-making.

How Nick's approaches fit into online therapy

Nick often uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and to practice different responses. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and habit change.

He also uses Motivational Interviewing, a conversational method that helps people find their own reasons for change and build commitment at a comfortable pace. This approach is useful for addictions, ambivalence about change and lifestyle shifts.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nick treats this as a collaborative process and will help clients decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. He adapts plans as progress is made and encourages feedback about what is helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or who cannot attend face-to-face appointments. Video calls let clients work face-to-face when needed, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or those who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting and other commitments, and allow for different ways of sharing thoughts during the process.