Nicola Dove , BACP

Nicola Dove is a counsellor who helps adults facing anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and life changes. She works with people who feel overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or weighed down by guilt and shame. Nicola aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can make sense of their feelings and begin to move forward.

She trained in integrative counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. That means she draws on several ways of working to match the sessions to each person. Sessions are collaborative and shaped around what a client most needs right now.

In practice she uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard. She also brings cognitive behavioural techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and mindfulness to build calm and focus. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants practical help to change habits and behaviours.

Nicola describes counselling as a space to reclaim strength and to learn new ways of coping. She helps people who want better sleep, improved social confidence, clearer communication or relief from persistent worry. Her style is straightforward, warm and focused on small, achievable steps.

Her interest in this work began after a personal experience of counselling. That experience shaped her belief that change is possible and that people can recover from difficult chapters in life. Nicola works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.

Background and approach: With five years' experience, Nicola supports clients through stresses such as addiction, trauma, parenting pressures and career uncertainty. She aims to help people move from surviving to rebuilding a life that feels more meaningful and manageable.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Nicola frequently uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy in online sessions. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement, which helps people feel heard and start to clarify what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions, and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build different habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs and aims evolve over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video calls are useful for a traditional face-to-face feeling, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, live chat offers shorter check-ins and text messaging works well for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family, work and daily life while keeping the focus on steady progress.