About Nicola
Nicola (Nicki) Cartmill is a counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings five years of practice to conversations about anxiety, depression, relationship struggles and life changes. Nicki aims to make sessions straightforward and compassionate, helping people untangle what feels overwhelming and find manageable ways forward.
She works in a conversational, person-focused way that keeps the client's pace in mind. In sessions she helps people name difficult feelings, sort through painful experiences and try out new ways of relating.
How Nicola works
Practical coping ideas and small steps are combined with time to reflect on deeper patterns. Relationship concerns and communication problems are a central part of her work. She also supports people dealing with grief, bereavement and the impact of trauma.
That includes helping people process loss and rebuild a sense of direction after major life changes. Nicki uses a blend of approaches that draw on attachment ideas, emotion-focused techniques and person-centred practice. She pays attention to patterns of connection and to how past relationships shape present reactions.
This helps people notice what they want to change and where to begin. Sessions are offered to English speakers and can be scheduled remotely. The focus is practical and collaborative: the aim is to leave people with clearer choices, better ways to cope and a steadier sense of where to go next.
Nicola lists 11 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Attachment and Emotion-focused approaches for online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape how people connect now. It helps those who notice repeated difficulties in closeness, communication or trust to understand why they feel and respond the way they do. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centres on identifying and responding to core feelings in relationships. It helps people express emotions more clearly and repair ruptures in how they relate to others. Client-Centred Therapy offers a non-directive, accepting space where the person's own goals guide the work and self-understanding grows.Finding the right approach is part of the journey. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can be adjusted as sessions progress and as priorities change.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls make face-to-face conversation possible from different places. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, paced reflection and written notes to return to later. These options make it easier to maintain continuity, try different formats and slot therapy into a busy life.
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