Nicola Young, BACP

Nicola Young is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years of professional practice. She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, grief, and life changes. Nicola also lists blended family issues among her additional focus areas and supports people from diverse backgrounds.

Nicola uses a person-centred way of working. Sessions are collaborative and move at the client’s pace. She blends practical techniques from brief approaches with a focus on what the individual wants to achieve. This can include short-term solution work or deeper conversations about meaning and values.

Her background includes private practice, local counselling agencies, and online providers. She also supports people through a local mental health charity. Earlier work in the music industry and two decades helping creative professionals inform her practical, down-to-earth approach.

Nicola holds a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and other CPCAB diplomas at Levels 2 to 4. She also has additional certificates such as Mental Health First Aid, ASIST suicide awareness, and safeguarding at Level 3.

In sessions she aims to listen without judgment and to collaborate on clear goals. People often explore coping with change, managing anxiety, working through relationship strains, and handling the stresses that come with caring responsibilities. Nicola invites questions before booking and asks people to use the site’s matching steps to arrange an initial appointment.