About Nicola
Nicola Flanagan works as a counsellor in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has four years of professional experience and has practised with people facing relationship strain, grief and low mood. Nicola aims to offer a respectful and compassionate space for people to talk about what matters to them.
She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
How Nicola works
Nicola uses familiar, practical methods to help people build confidence, manage anxiety, and cope with major life changes. Sessions focus on helping people notice patterns, try small changes, and find what works for them. Nicola draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how early relationships shape current bonds.
She also uses client-centred ways of working that place the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used where helpful to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviour. People come to Nicola for a wide range of concerns including stress, parenting pressures, relationship difficulties, trauma and issues around identity and intimacy.
She also supports those dealing with burnout, compassion fatigue, and mood fluctuations such as bipolar symptoms. Her style is straightforward and warm. Nicola will listen, ask clear questions and work with each person to set practical steps between sessions.
This helps people notice progress and gain momentum toward their goals.
Nicola lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Nicola commonly draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early relationships affect current connections and feelings. This approach can be useful for relationship difficulties, abandonment worries and attachment-related stress.She also uses client-centred methods which keep the person’s experience central. That means sessions focus on listening, reflecting what matters most, and helping people lead the pace and direction of their work.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Nicola will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try first. The plan can change as work progresses to suit what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in suits. Chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or manage therapy in short bursts, which can be helpful around busy schedules and work breaks.
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