About Nicky
Nicky Owen is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience. She works with people's relationship and family concerns, and helps those coping with grief and major life changes. She also supports people struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and addiction-related difficulties.
Nicky believes clients know their own stories and brings a respectful, straightforward style to sessions. She aims to create a space where someone can talk things through, name what matters and try small, practical steps that make a difference.
How Nicky works
Her approach is warm and collaborative rather than directive. Over two decades she has helped people with intimacy and communication problems, anger and depression, and the practical strain of parenting. Nicky also pays attention to attachment issues, abandonment fears and the impact of trauma and abuse on day-to-day life.
She works with concerns linked to neurodiversity including autism and Asperger Syndrome. Her practice includes support for people dealing with bereavement, cancer-related distress, blended family tensions, divorce and separation, and eating or food-related worries. Nicky also offers help to those affected by domestic violence and hearing-impaired clients, using clear, direct language and adjustments where needed.
Clients can expect short-term, solution-focused work when appropriate, or deeper emotional work when needed. The sessions aim to be practical, with tools for coping, clearer communication and steps toward rebuilding confidence and connection.
Nicky lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Nicky works with
The areas below are the ones Nicky selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Nicky's approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and how early relationships shape current bonds. Online work with this approach helps people notice how they relate to others and try new ways of connecting. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of the work and values their perspective; in remote sessions this means listening carefully and following what matters most to the individual. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name strong feelings and the needs behind them, making it useful for relationship and intimacy issues when done remotely.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will discuss different ways of working and decide together which approach fits the person's goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative decision can change as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are suited to deeper emotional work and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can suit short check-ins or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around life, work and family commitments while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
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