Counsellor profile
Nicola Bell, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT strategies
- Depression support
About Nicola
Counsellor Nicola Bell is a BACP member with six years' experience. She helps people in the United Kingdom with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self‑esteem and depression.
Nicola keeps sessions straightforward. She listens, reflects and helps people name what they are feeling. She may work in a more directive, goal focused way when a person wants practical strategies. She also offers a calmer, non‑directive talking approach when someone needs time to explore thoughts and feelings.
Her practice pays attention to relationship and attachment concerns. She works with abandonment and attachment issues, and with people affected by blended family stresses or communication problems. Nicola also supports those dealing with cancer, caregiver strain, ageing concerns and separation.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is part of her toolkit. That can involve looking at unhelpful thoughts and trying small, practical changes. Client‑centred ways of working give people space to talk and to be heard without judgement.
Sessions aim to be clear about what to focus on and how to progress. Nicola discusses goals and methods early on so people know what to expect. She asks about practical factors that affect therapy and adapts her approach where possible.
To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange their first session. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
Approaches Nicola uses and online counselling
Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting. The counsellor offers space for people to talk and to make sense of feelings at their own pace. It is useful when someone needs time to untangle emotions and to be heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical steps and experiments to test unhelpful thinking and to try new ways of coping. This can help with anxiety, low mood and anger by giving concrete tools to use between sessions. Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. Nicola will discuss what matters to the person, what they hope to change and how they prefer to work. Together they will choose whether a more directive or a more exploratory style suits the current problem. Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work or caregiving and reducing travel time. Online options can also make it easier to have shorter check‑in sessions or to avoid being on camera if that helps. The exact session formats for Nicola should be confirmed before booking so people know what to expect.Areas of expertise
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She commonly helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self‑esteem and depression. There are also focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues and communication problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses Client‑Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Sessions can be more directive and goal focused or more non‑directive and talking based.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with the issues listed above.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted. Check practical details before booking.
How do fees and payments work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.