About Nicola
Nicola Lilley offers an integrative style of counselling that blends different evidence-based tools to match each person's needs. She works in a straightforward, respectful way and focuses on practical steps someone can take to feel steadier. Nicola aims to create a calm space for people to talk honestly about what is worrying them.
She has three years of professional experience and is listed with BACP and NCPS. Nicola helps people facing stress and anxiety, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and problems with self-esteem or motivation.
How Nicola works
Relationship tension, family conflict, parenting strain and intimacy-related issues are also included among her focus areas. Her work covers a wide range of life challenges, from grief and trauma to coping with change at midlife or career crossroads. Nicola also supports people with addictions, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, anger and impulsivity, and issues tied to attachment and abandonment.
She pays attention to the emotional side of caregiving and compassion fatigue. Nicola says she adapts conversation and plans to suit each person. That means sessions can be practical and goal-focused or more reflective, depending on what helps.
Her approach is collaborative - she and the client decide what to try and when to adjust. Sessions are offered in English and she takes international clients. Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, using a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Nicola's Approaches Work Online
Nicola uses an integrative mix of evidence-based techniques to suit the person in front of her. One common element is practical problem-solving work that breaks big concerns into manageable steps and actions to try between sessions. This helps with issues like anxiety, sleep problems, low motivation and day-to-day stress. Another key strand is emotion-focused reflection that helps people understand and name difficult feelings. This approach can be useful for grief, relationship and attachment issues, shame or anger, and for working through trauma-related reactions. Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Nicola works collaboratively to decide which techniques to try, adjusting methods based on progress, goals and personal preference. Clients are involved in planning so the work feels relevant and doable. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use visual cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging provides shorter check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit different schedules and needs.Start online instead of waiting
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