Gayle Nykerk-Jones, BACP
10 years in practice
Gayle Nykerk-Jones offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 374040 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Gayle
Gayle Nykerk-Jones offers calm, steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She writes simply and listens closely, helping clients notice what matters and take small, practical steps forward. Gayle is a BACP counsellor with ten years of experience based in the United Kingdom.
She works with a broad range of concerns including depression, grief, addictions and relationship worries. She also supports people managing attention and neurodivergent differences such as ADHD and late-diagnosed autism.
Background and approach
Her approach aims to meet each person where they are rather than use a one-size-fits-all plan. Gayle draws on several therapeutic methods and adapts them to the person in front of her. Sessions emphasise understanding feelings, improving communication, and building useful day-to-day strategies.
She focuses on what a client wants to change and explores practical ways to get there. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. Conversations are tailored so they make sense for each client’s life and circumstances.
Gayle aims to create an environment where people can be honest about fears, losses and hopes without judgement. For many people she helps with sleep and eating difficulties, anger and self-esteem, coping with illness or loss, and major life transitions. She also offers support for career stress, compassion fatigue and long-running relational patterns linked to attachment and abandonment concerns.
Gayle encourages steady progress and checks in regularly about what is working. Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the scheduling options available.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gayle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Gayle names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches used online and how they help
Gayle commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and work with strong emotions that shape how they relate to others and themselves. This approach is helpful for people who want to change repeating patterns and feel more supported in close relationships.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take actions that fit those values even when feelings are difficult. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at early relationship patterns that affect current behaviour and feelings, aiming to build greater awareness and healthier ways of connecting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gayle will collaborate with each person to choose methods that suit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques as therapy progresses and checks in about what is helping and what needs to change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video gives a close approximation of face-to-face meetings, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or more reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, family life and different daily demands.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be addressed in therapy?
Gayle helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship and intimacy concerns. She also offers help for sleep and eating problems, attention issues, and coping with long-term illness or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical, focusing on listening and helping you try small steps that fit your life. Sessions aim to understand emotions and improve how you cope and communicate.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional counselling experience working in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location should I expect?
Gayle is BACP registered and based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK use her services?
She is not currently taking international clients and works with people in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging so people can pick the format that suits them.
How are sessions paid for and how do I begin?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and cost varies with location and scheduling. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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