Nicola Burgess, BACP
Nicola Burgess is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who uses a person-centred approach to help people facing difficult life moments.
About Nicola
Nicola Burgess is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who uses a person-centred approach to help people facing difficult life moments. She brings seven years of practice and a BACP registration to her work. Nicola aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak plainly about what is troubling them.
She commonly supports people with relationship strains, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and grief. Nicola also helps with stress, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, and changes tied to work or life events.
Background and approach
Her experience includes working with issues linked to attachment, abandonment and adoption or foster care situations. Nicola focuses on listening closely and reflecting what she hears so people feel understood. Conversations are shaped by the person in front of her rather than a fixed agenda.
She draws on narrative ideas to help people retell difficult stories and on solution-focused methods to identify small, practical steps forward. Her sessions tend to be straightforward and conversational. Nicola helps people identify strengths and notice patterns that cause pain.
Together they test small changes and weigh what feels useful in day-to-day life. People often come when feeling overwhelmed, lonely or stuck after a relationship break, loss or traumatic event. Nicola aims to offer steady support while people work through grief, attachment questions, compulsive behaviours or shifts in identity.
She works weekdays with some early evenings and offers a range of online session formats. Nicola encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready and to match the pace of work to their own needs.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 391092 | October 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Nicola names
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How Nicola’s approaches translate to online work
Nicola uses person-centred methods to place the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, which means the client’s concerns guide the pace and focus. Narrative work helps people tell and reframe difficult stories, useful for grief, trauma and identity questions. Solution-focused techniques aim to find small, practical steps someone can try between sessions to notice real change.Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. Nicola will explore what matters most to the person and suggest ways of working that match those goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as the work progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text options suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These choices make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and daily life.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Nicola commonly help with?
She supports people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and grief. Nicola also works with issues such as stress, addictions, eating and sleeping problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is person-centred and conversational, with elements of narrative and solution-focused approaches. Sessions focus on listening, understanding stories and finding small practical steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nicola has seven years of counselling experience working with a wide range of concerns. That experience includes supporting people after traumatic events and during major life changes.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds a BSc (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling and is registered with the BACP. Nicola practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people located in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
Nicola offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and starting arranged?
Session cost varies with location and scheduling and is managed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.