Nicola Fiveash, NCPS
5 years in practice
Nicola Fiveash is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience supporting people through grief, loss, trauma and life changes.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS23-00569 · expires February 2027
- Years in practice
- 5
- 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 Nicola
Nicola Fiveash is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' experience supporting people through grief, loss, trauma and life changes. She works with stress, anxiety, low mood and the ongoing effects of past abuse. Nicola also supports those who identify as neurodivergent and people facing issues like parenting strain, work pressures and relationship stress.
She uses an integrative approach that draws on several methods so sessions fit the person in front of her.
Background and approach
This can mean a person-centred, accepting space to talk without judgment. It can also mean practical work on thoughts and behaviours, or looking at how earlier experiences shape current patterns. Nicola describes the therapy relationship as collaborative.
She listens for strengths you already have and helps you build on them. Sessions aim to be paced to what feels manageable rather than rushed or prescriptive. Her practice is trauma-informed and affirming of neurodiversity, emphasising safety, choice and respect for how people make sense of their experiences.
She offers a calm, compassionate place to work through big emotions and difficult decisions. People come to Nicola when they feel overwhelmed, stuck in unhelpful cycles, or unsure how to move through loss or change. She helps with coping skills, emotional understanding and practical steps for day-to-day life.
Therapy focuses on what matters most to each person and moves at their pace.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola 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
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- 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
How therapy approaches guide online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on feelings and close bonds. In sessions this often means noticing emotional patterns and gently helping people name and sit with feelings that matter most. It can be useful for processing loss, strong worry and deep relational hurts.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical ways to live with difficult thoughts while focusing on what matters. It uses simple exercises to clarify values and build small steps towards them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape how people relate now. This approach helps identify recurring patterns and build more supported ways of relating to others and to oneself.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicola will listen to your concerns and preferences and discuss which methods might help most. She combines approaches where that best meets your goals and checks in as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let you work face to face when you prefer visual contact. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or a quieter setup is needed. Chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins, people who prefer writing, or those who want to reflect between messages. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and day-to-day life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can Nicola help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and life changes, as well as issues like ADHD, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, low self-esteem and career concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is integrative and collaborative, offering a person-centred space alongside practical work on thoughts and behaviours. Sessions are paced to the client and focus on developing coping skills and insight.
What experience does she have?
Nicola has five years of hands-on experience supporting people through grief, trauma, anxiety and other emotional difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the client.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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