Nicky Owen, BACP
Nicky Owen is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience.
About Nicky
Nicky Owen is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience. She works with people on relationship strain, grief and loss, and everyday pressures like stress and low self-esteem. Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own life while offering steady support through change.
Nicky helps people talk through difficult emotions and make practical steps forward. She listens for the patterns that shape relationships and offers ways to rebuild trust and connection.
Background and approach
When grief or loss are present, she supports practical coping and emotional adjustment. Her work also covers concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma and abuse. She pays attention to attachment issues and how early experiences can affect current relationships.
People exploring intimacy, commitment or communication problems find focused, clear conversations about next steps. Nicky uses several therapeutic approaches to fit different needs, including Trauma-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. She adapts her style so sessions feel collaborative and goal oriented rather than prescriptive.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and to leave people with tangible options. People come for help with parenting, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and life transitions linked to ageing or illness. Additional areas covered include ADHD, autism and hearing impairment, along with concerns around eating, anger and feelings of emptiness.
Nicky supports international clients in English and offers a range of online session formats.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 055321 | December 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicky lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Nicky names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online counselling
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on helping people process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing impact. It aims to help people feel less stuck by working through the effects of past harm in a paced way. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationship patterns and focuses on building safer ways of relating and clearer communication.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and current difficulties and then recommend a mix of approaches. That choice is reviewed collaboratively as progress is made so the plan can change if needed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video calls let conversations feel closer to an in-person meeting, while phone sessions use less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or when writing helps someone organise their thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around home life, work and travel while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Nicky help with?
She helps people with relationship issues, family and parenting concerns, grief and loss, stress, anxiety and depression. Other areas include addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and ADHD.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She treats clients as experts in their own lives and focuses on practical steps and clearer ways to communicate.
How much experience does she have?
Nicky has 20 years of professional work experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
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