Nicola Spence, BACP
3 years in practice
Nicola Spence is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and life transitions.
License and registration
- BACP
- 407866 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- 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 Nicola
Nicola Spence is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and life transitions. She also supports those dealing with addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and work or career strain. Her practice welcomes discussions about trauma, attachment issues, ADHD and a broad range of emotional struggles.
Nicola approaches therapy in a human-centred way. She emphasises compassion and listens for each person’s strengths and life story.
Background and approach
She does not rely on symptom lists or diagnostic labels, and she says that approach may not suit everyone. Initial sessions focus on understanding what brought a person to therapy. Nicola and the client map connections between past experiences and current difficulties.
They then work collaboratively to decide on goals and practical steps to try between sessions. Her background includes three years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Nicola values the therapeutic relationship and aims to offer a safe space where people can be open and honest about their struggles.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and conversational, with options for practical exercises when these suit the client. Nicola describes her role as empowering people to make choices and plan the direction of their work together. She is glad to meet people ready to begin that process.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- 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 dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola 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
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online therapy
Nicola blends Jungian ideas with acceptance-based and attachment-focused work to support people online. Jungian therapy looks at personal stories, symbolism and recurring life themes to help people understand patterns and inner conflicts. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings and choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current connections and helps people build safer ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best for their goals and preferences. That might mean trying ACT techniques for day-to-day coping, exploring attachment patterns in conversation, or using Jungian material to reflect on recurring dreams or images. The plan evolves as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more practical. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls suit lower bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, and text or chat formats can be helpful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers to write. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel commitments, while keeping the focus on therapeutic goals with registered or accredited professionals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can Nicola help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Nicola also works with issues such as addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, sleep and eating problems, and trauma.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is human-centred and compassion focused. Nicola listens to a person’s life story and works collaboratively to set goals and plan next steps.
How much experience does she have?
Nicola has three years of professional experience in counselling work. That experience informs her conversational and relational way of working.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Nicola works online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and therapy is provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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