Nicola Channing, BACP
Nicola Channing is a counsellor who uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people with stress, anxiety and depression.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Nicola
Nicola Channing is a counsellor who uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people with stress, anxiety and depression. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and work out practical steps forward. Nicola is based in the United Kingdom and communicates in English.
She has eight years of experience working with a wide range of concerns. Nicola supports people dealing with relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem and confidence problems, and life changes such as career shifts or parenting strain.
Background and approach
She also works with issues including addiction, anger and intimacy-related worries. In sessions Nicola focuses on listening carefully and helping people name what matters most to them. She will help break problems into manageable parts and suggest realistic, everyday strategies to try between meetings.
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at real change rather than jargon. Nicola has BACP registration, which means she meets professional standards set by that body. This underpins her practice and approach to ethical care.
She also has experience addressing more specialised concerns such as attachment difficulties, adoption and foster care matters, autism and personality-related challenges. People who choose Nicola can expect practical support matched to their goals. She works with each person to set clear aims and checks progress as therapy continues.
The overall aim is to help people feel better able to cope and make decisions that suit their lives.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 399207 | December 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Nicola works with
Everything Nicola lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- 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
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nicola will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before, and then shape a plan together. She checks progress regularly and adapts the methods used as needs change.
Online therapy offers a range of practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is difficult, while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, reflection between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options aim to make therapy fit into everyday life and varied schedules.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Nicola help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety and depression and supports a wide range of related issues such as relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem, addiction, anger and career challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Nicola uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps sessions straightforward and practical, focusing on listening, understanding priorities and agreeing simple steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does Nicola have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with adults on a variety of emotional and life concerns.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
Nicola is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are accepted, so people outside the UK can arrange sessions in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexible options for how people connect.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and session arrangements and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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