About Nicola
Nicola Dove is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress or loss. She works with adults facing depression, low self-esteem, relationship strain and addictions. Nicola uses straightforward language and practical support to help people find clearer ways forward.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Background and approach
Nicola blends different approaches to shape sessions around each person’s needs rather than using a single method for everyone. Sessions focus on what matters now. Nicola helps people understand current patterns, manage panic and social anxiety, and cope with grief or changes in life.
She listens without judgement and encourages small steps that build confidence and better day-to-day functioning. Her work can include short-term practical strategies and deeper conversations about repeated relationship patterns or painful memories. Techniques come from client-centred practice, cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness, alongside motivational interviewing and psychodynamic thinking when relevant.
Nicola describes counselling as a collaborative process. She aims to help clients feel heard, reduce distress, and develop skills they can use between sessions. Her style is grounded, accessible and focused on real-life improvements.
Approaches that suit online therapy
Client-centred counselling focuses on a supportive relationship where the person sets the pace and topics. It helps when someone needs to feel heard, build self-worth and make decisions about relationships or life changes.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers clear practice tasks and coping techniques useful for anxiety, panic attacks, mood problems and unhelpful behaviour patterns.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and manage stress. These techniques can help with sleep, panic and moments of intense worry.
Finding the right therapeutic mix is part of the work. Nicola will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods together with each person. The approach is collaborative and reviewed as progress happens.
Online sessions can be more flexible around schedules and location, making it easier to fit counselling into a working day or family life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can suit short check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people keep continuity and find formats that match their needs.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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