About Nigel
Nigel Mckeown is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience and membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. Nigel aims to build an open space where people can talk honestly without feeling judged.
He blends person-centred ideas with psychodynamic thinking and practical cognitive behavioural techniques. That means he listens for patterns from the past, pays attention to what matters most now, and uses clear steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How Nigel works
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused while also leaving room to understand deeper feelings. Nigel works at a pace chosen by the person he is supporting. Early sessions tend to focus on immediate coping strategies and clearer goals.
Later work can look at longer-standing relationship patterns or how past events still affect everyday life. He also supports people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, addiction-related issues, trauma and problems with sleep. Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues and body image worries.
Nigel uses practical exercises, reflective conversation and mindful awareness to help people notice small changes that build over time. He encourages clients to try different ways of responding and to bring those experiences back to therapy to shape the next steps. The aim is calmer thinking, clearer choices and improved day-to-day coping.
Nigel lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Nigel works with
The areas below are the ones Nigel 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
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- 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 online that combine understanding and practical change
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. It helps people understand why they find certain relationships difficult and supports new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.Client-Centred Therapy centres on the person in front of the counsellor and prioritises empathy, acceptance and clear listening. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm space to explore values, identity or decisions without pressure.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and uses straightforward exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often chosen for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods together. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so they match the person rather than fitting them into a single model.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when time or travel are difficult. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and suit shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging provide a written option for ongoing support between scheduled appointments. These formats can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to try different ways of working that suit practical needs.
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