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Nicky Owen

Nicky Owen, BACP

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - Relationships and Family

  • Attachment based therapy
  • Emotionally focused work
  • Solution focused actions

About Nicky

Nicky Owen is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 20 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, and problems with self-esteem and motivation. Her practice also covers stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and anger.

Nicky believes people bring useful strengths from their lives. She treats clients as the experts in their own story and works alongside them to make sense of difficult moments. Sessions are direct and practical, with a focus on what feels manageable for the person in front of her.

Her background includes approaches that look at how attachments and emotions shape relationships. She uses methods that focus on feelings in the moment, on practical steps for change, and on addressing the impact of traumatic experiences. This mix is often used when people are dealing with separation, communication problems, or blended household tensions.

Nicky commonly helps people who are facing big life changes. That includes parenting stresses, divorce and separation matters, abandonment concerns, and the particular strains of forming a blended family. She also has experience supporting people with ADHD, autism and hearing impairment concerns when these affect relationships and daily coping.

Sessions are offered in English and Nicky accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients are invited to use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.

How Nicky uses her approaches in online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and current bonds influence feelings and behaviour in close relationships. It can help when loyalty conflicts, separation or parenting roles cause tension in a blended household.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on recognising and managing strong feelings between people. It aims to help someone notice patterns in how they respond emotionally and to practise different ways of expressing needs and worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicky will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then agree a way of working together. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time for people balancing parenting and work. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and conversation to the online setting so the work connects with everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessHearing impairedInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What relationship or family concerns does she address?

She works with relationship problems, family conflict, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and communication difficulties.

What is her style in sessions?

She adopts a practical, client-centred style that focuses on feelings and clear steps forward.

How long has she practised?

She has 20 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of relationship and mental health concerns.

What credentials and where does she practise?

She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live abroad?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the profile.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule your initial appointment.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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