About Nels
Nels Rodwell draws on a mix of human-centred and evidence-informed approaches to support people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She has 25 years of professional experience and holds the NCPS credential. Nels speaks English and sees people in the United Kingdom as well as international clients online.
Her style starts from the belief that each person knows their own story best. She aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through what matters to them.
How Nels works
Sessions focus on practical steps as well as recognising strengths already present in everyday life. Nels uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current bonds. She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client’s priorities.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Existential perspectives are used when they fit the issue. Over 25 years she has helped people with a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, body image, coping with disaster, dissociation, divorce and domestic violence. She also offers coaching to build motivation and confidence.
Nels combines talking therapy with creative options such as writing therapy, and in face-to-face work she pairs counselling with massage. Her aim is to help clients build self-awareness, responsibility and practical skills to strengthen relationships with themselves and others.
Nels lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Nels works with
The areas below are the ones Nels selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- 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
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Nels' Approaches Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses; it helps people understand patterns in closeness, trust and separation. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the process, with the counsellor following the client's pace and priorities to build self-awareness and agency. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will try methods that suit the issue and adjust them over time to find the best fit.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and emotional attunement. Phone sessions can fit around work breaks or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, ongoing support or when writing feels easier than speaking. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to make therapy more accessible and to blend approaches in ways that match each person's life and needs.
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