Nicola Young , BACP

Nicola Young is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. She helps people talk through relationship worries, grief, burnout and issues around identity including LGBT concerns. Her style aims to make the first step feel less daunting and to create a calm space for honest conversation.

She uses a person-centred way of working, which means conversations follow the client's pace and priorities. Nicola blends that with solution-focused ideas to identify small, practical steps. She also draws on existential perspectives to look at meaning, values and how people navigate difficult choices.

Nicola trained through the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body with a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling. She is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has three years' professional experience across private practice, local agencies and online work.

Her background includes music and twenty years helping people in creative fields, which informs her relaxed and understanding approach. She has volunteered with mental health charities and worked as a mental health advisor, gaining experience with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction and chronic illness.

Sessions can be arranged by messaging with questions first. Nicola aims to help people feel supported, to clarify what matters to them, and to develop manageable steps for change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Nicola uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and following what matters to the client. This approach helps people who need a supportive, non-judgemental space to talk about stress, identity or relationship worries.

She also works with solution-focused techniques which aim to identify small, practical steps a person can try between sessions. This style is helpful for people wanting quick, manageable changes or clear actions to test out in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and is decided together. The therapist will listen to concerns, discuss options and recommend ways of working that fit the client's goals and preferences. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust the method if needed so it stays useful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text-based messaging lets people write down thoughts over time. These options help fit therapy around work, family and other commitments and make it easier to attend from different locations.