Nicola Spence, BACP
3 years in practice
Nicola Spence is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 407866 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- 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 Spence is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep or eating difficulties, parenting strain and workplace concerns. Nicola works with clients who identify as LGBT and people managing neurodiversity or long-term health challenges.
She uses a human-centred, compassion-focused style that avoids symptom lists and diagnostic labels. Sessions begin by looking at what brought the person to therapy and building a shared story of their experience.
Background and approach
Nicola aims to offer choices and help clients set a direction together. Her practice draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches. That mix is used to notice emotions, clarify values and try different ways of responding to difficult thoughts and patterns.
Nicola holds BACP registration and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She describes herself as trauma-informed and prioritises a supportive working relationship as the heart of change. Sessions are available in English and are offered remotely by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging.
Therapy is delivered via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, with pricing that varies by location and therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- 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
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- 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
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work with core emotions that shape how they respond to stress and relationships. It often involves noticing feelings in the session and using them to guide new ways of relating and coping.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is practical and can help with anxiety, depression and motivation by building flexible responses to unhelpful thinking.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It can help people understand why certain situations trigger strong reactions and practise new ways of connecting and regulating emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Nicola will work collaboratively to identify which methods suit the client's needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as the person learns more about what helps.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when preferred, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family or health routines while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Nicola supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma, sleep and eating concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is human-centred and compassion-focused, avoiding diagnostic labels and symptom lists. Nicola aims to build a shared understanding and offers choices about the direction of therapy.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom and identifies as trauma-informed in her approach.
What credentials and region are listed?
Nicola is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and pricing varies with location and therapist availability.
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