Nicholas Ashley, BACP
7 years in practice
Nicholas Ashley is a counsellor who has practised in the United Kingdom for seven years.
License and registration
- BACP
- 276003 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Nicholas
Nicholas Ashley is a counsellor who has practised in the United Kingdom for seven years. He focuses on creating an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and take steps toward change. He describes therapy as a partnership that starts with small, practical steps.
He often helps people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. He also works with concerns around identity and LGBT matters, addiction, self-esteem, stress and sleep difficulties.
Background and approach
Nicholas offers support for a broad range of life changes and emotional strain, including career questions and coping with chronic illness. Nicholas draws on Jungian ideas alongside evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He uses attachment-focused and client-centred approaches when exploring how early relationships shape current struggles.
Sessions aim to make feelings clearer and to find manageable ways to act differently day to day. In conversation he keeps language plain and direct. He helps people name what is hard, set realistic goals, and practise small skills between sessions.
The work is paced to each person’s needs and preferences. People can expect a steady, respectful approach that balances practical tools with space to reflect. The aim is to support clearer thinking, steadier moods and more workable choices in everyday life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicholas lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicholas names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Jungian Therapy emphasises symbols, personal meaning and inner imagery to help people understand recurring life patterns and deepen self-awareness. It can be useful when someone wants to explore personal meaning, identity or long-standing emotional patterns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. It helps people who are stuck in avoidance or who want tools to keep living a meaningful life despite hard feelings.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and feeling safe. This approach is often helpful for people who struggle with trust, intimacy or repeated relational difficulties.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your concerns, goals and preferences, and together you will try out techniques to see what fits best. Approaches can be mixed and adapted as the work evolves.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for those with busy lives or mobility limits. Video calls let you keep face-to-face contact without travel, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or live chat is useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or everyday routines while keeping a steady therapeutic relationship with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Nicholas works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, self-esteem, stress and sleep problems.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a collaborative, plain-speaking style that blends Jungian thinking with practical therapies like CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make small, manageable changes.
What is his professional background?
He has seven years of professional experience working with emotional and interpersonal difficulties across a broad range of concerns.
Where does he practise and what credentials does he hold?
He practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Can people who live outside the UK work with him?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients, subject to any practical considerations that may apply.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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