About Nicola
Nicola Channing offers practical, evidence-based therapy to help people manage stress and anxiety. She uses straightforward techniques to tackle low mood, relationship strains and life changes. Nicola places emphasis on building a trusting relationship so people feel able to talk honestly about what is hard for them.
She has eight years of experience working with concerns such as parenting pressures, intimacy issues, addiction, anger and career stress. Nicola also supports people facing abandonment, attachment or adoption-related worries and those adjusting to ageing or caregiving roles.
How Nicola works
Her practice covers self-esteem, communication problems and body image difficulties as well. Nicola works in an open, non-judgemental way. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps people can try between meetings.
She helps clients notice patterns in thinking and behaviour and develop more helpful ways of coping. Her BACP registration is listed as a professional credential and informs her approach to ethical care. Nicola explains options and next steps clearly so people know what to expect from therapy.
She aims to make each session a manageable part of a bigger recovery or growth plan. People come for short-term focused work and longer conversations about deeper change. Nicola adapts the pace to each person's needs and prioritises simple, doable strategies that fit everyday life.
What Nicola works with
The areas below are the ones Nicola selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- 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
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Nicola draws on practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach she uses helps people recognise and reframe negative thoughts, which can reduce anxiety and low mood and make everyday tasks feel more manageable. Another approach emphasises behaviour change through small, structured steps so clients can rebuild confidence and improve routines related to sleep, work or relationships.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Nicola will discuss the options and tailor methods to each person's goals and preferences. Together they set clear aims and try techniques in session, then review what helps and what to adjust at the next meeting.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing reflection and fast access between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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