About Nicola
Nicola Gordon-Thaxter is a counsellor who uses a client-focused approach to help people manage stress and anxiety. She works with practical concerns like relationships, parenting strain, grief and changes that feel hard to handle. Nicola brings calm and straightforward support to each conversation.
She combines Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques. That means sessions often start by listening closely to what matters to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
From there Nicola helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try small changes that can make everyday life easier. Nicola has four years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. She aims to tailor each session so it fits the individual's needs rather than following a fixed script.
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical next steps. Her work covers a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem and depression. She also offers support around adoption and foster care experiences, multicultural concerns and prejudice or discrimination-related stress.
People who reach out can expect a respectful, sensitive approach and a plan that grows out of their own goals. Nicola encourages small, achievable steps and checks in on progress as therapy continues.
How Nicola’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are. Online sessions using this approach let the counsellor tune into what matters most and reflect that back, helping people feel heard and seen. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviours and tries practical exercises to change them. Online CBT commonly includes simple tasks to try between sessions and short check-ins about how those tasks went. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Nicola will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped in the past, then agree a plan that fits the person's needs. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress is reviewed. Online formats offer flexibility for different situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflection, or a shorter daily touchpoint. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical steps and mutual collaboration.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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