Nicholas Ashley , BACP
Nicholas Ashley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +18 more
About Nicholas
Nicholas Ashley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. He supports people facing depression and related concerns by offering a calm, non-judgemental space to talk about what matters. He aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and clear.
He works with a wide range of issues including LGBT matters, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety and stress. He also helps people with sleep and eating concerns, addictions, anger and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Nicholas supports those navigating life changes such as career shifts, parenting challenges, and long-term health or caregiving stress. Nicholas draws on practical approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice patterns and try new responses. He also uses attachment-based and client-centred methods to help people feel heard and understood in the moment.
Sessions focus on clear, doable steps rather than jargon. People can expect a conversational style that balances listening with gentle guidance. Nicholas aims to set collaborative goals and review progress together.
He keeps sessions focused on what the client wants to change and what feels realistic right now. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Nicholas holds BACP accreditation, which is recorded here as the credential he uses in practice.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 276003 | May 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
What Nicholas works with
Everything Nicholas lists, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicholas lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicholas will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. The plan can change as progress is made, and decisions are taken together during sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for people juggling work, family or travel, and allow sessions to fit into varied routines.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns can be discussed?
Nicholas works with a broad range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, and stress related to caregiving or illness.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He combines listening with practical tools. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with time spent on learning coping strategies and noticing unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does he have?
Nicholas has seven years of professional experience working with people on issues such as LGBT concerns, grief, trauma and mood difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is recorded with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown here as BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Nicholas accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what suits them best.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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