Nicole Barry, BACP
Nicole Barry is a counsellor with five years' experience who focuses on helping people feel heard and make steady progress.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Nicole
Nicole Barry is a counsellor with five years' experience who focuses on helping people feel heard and make steady progress. She is a BACP counsellor and aims to work alongside clients so they leave therapy feeling understood and better able to cope. She describes her approach as warm, non-judgemental and practical, with sessions arranged to fit each person’s pace.
Nicole sees a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety and depression.
Background and approach
She also helps with relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem, coping with life changes, grief, addiction and issues around intimacy and body image. Her practice includes support for people managing chronic pain, caregiving strain and work-related compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
Nicole also provides regular messaging check-ins between sessions when that is helpful. She adapts the rhythm and format of work to match what each person needs, whether that is shorter conversational check-ins or longer reflective sessions. In therapy Nicole uses a mix of client-centred conversation, cognitive behavioural tools and approaches that focus on values and attachment patterns.
She aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try practical steps and build clearer patterns in relationships. Progress is collaborative and tailored to realistic goals. Nicole welcomes people from the United Kingdom and internationally who prefer English-language sessions.
She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 389087 | October 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 Nicole works with
Everything Nicole lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicole lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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 mix of approaches is part of the work together. Nicole will discuss goals and preferences and suggest options that fit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as the work progresses so that techniques match real-life priorities.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and travel, while keeping a consistent rhythm of support with a registered professional.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Nicole help with?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, grief, addictions and eating or sleeping difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Nicole describes her style as warm and non-judgemental. She works collaboratively and adapts pace and techniques to suit each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional practice supporting people with emotional and relational concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, and Nicole offers messaging check-ins between sessions.
How does cost and payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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