Counsellor profile
Nicola Hill, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 5 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, relationships and life change
Continue with NicolaAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (387319)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Nicola supplied to BetterHelp.
- Person-centred counselling
- Mindfulness practice
- Acceptance and commitment
About Nicola
BACP. Five years' experience. Nicola Hill works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and life changes, among other concerns. She uses person-centred ways of working and draws on mindfulness, acceptance-based ideas and emotionally focused methods to help people notice patterns and make different choices.
Nicola describes her approach as practical and conversational. Sessions focus on what matters now and on simple tools people can use between meetings. She also uses techniques from motivational interviewing to support change and from attachment-based thinking to look at how past relationships shape present reactions.
Her background includes yoga teaching and facilitation of mindfulness practices, which she sometimes brings into sessions when people want that. Nicola also uses elements of coaching to help set and track goals in life, work and relationships. She offers ways to reframe negative self-talk and to build clearer, more helpful routines.
People contact her for a wide range of issues including grief, sleep problems, parenting stresses, anger, career decisions, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related difficulties. She also works with concerns such as body image, codependency, communication problems, forgiveness, and coping with divorce or separation.
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. Nicola aims to help people understand patterns, try small experiments and notice what changes. To begin, people follow the site's matching process and book a first session after completing a short questionnaire.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take practical steps towards a chosen life. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and can help with relationship and trust issues. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a non-directive, conversational way of working where the counsellor follows what matters most to the person and supports their own insights.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Nicola will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit. She adapts exercises and short experiments to the person's needs and checks in about what is and is not helping.
Practical benefits of remote counselling include being able to fit sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. If you prefer a particular session style or need specific adjustments, confirm the available formats before booking so you can plan around work, childcare or other commitments.
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief, sleep problems, parenting stresses, anger, career concerns and related issues listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and conversational, with practical tools from mindfulness, acceptance approaches and emotionally focused work.
How much experience does she have?
Nicola has five years' experience in counselling and related work.
What qualifications or professional body is she with?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at present.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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