Counsellor profile
Nicola Channing, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 399207
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Codependency support
About Nicola
Nicola Channing is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, low self-esteem, motivation and confidence, and problems around intimacy and addiction. Nicola also works with concerns such as parenting, anger, career change and depression.
Nicola talks things through plainly and without jargon. She aims to make sessions easy to follow so clients can try out different ways of responding to people-pleasing, boundary struggles and repeated patterns at home. She explains ideas clearly and helps people find what fits their life.
Her background includes work with attachment-related issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, and blended family difficulties. Nicola has experience supporting people with body image struggles, caregiver stress, and neurodiverse presentations such as autism and Asperger syndrome.
People who come for help with codependency often want clearer boundaries or to stop prioritising others at their own expense. Nicola’s practice focuses on noticing these patterns and building practical skills for saying no, managing emotions and relating differently to others.
Sessions combine straightforward conversation with practical exercises and reflection. Nicola encourages small experiments outside sessions so people can test new ways of communicating. She asks about what works in everyday life and adjusts the approach as the client’s goals evolve.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Nicola uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on what happens in relationships and day-to-day feeling states. One common approach she uses helps people spot repeating patterns in how they respond to others and practise small changes to those patterns. This is useful for people who keep putting others first or who struggle to say no.She also works with strategies to manage anxiety and stress through practical exercises and paced reflection. These techniques aim to reduce overwhelm and build clearer options for acting in stressful moments, which can help with work pressures, parenting strain and intense relationship reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and together they will try methods that feel workable. She checks in and adapts the plan as progress and priorities change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people choose online sessions to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel, to have shorter check-ins when needed, or to avoid commuting. Registered or accredited professionals can offer ways of working that make it easier to keep therapy consistent with everyday life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Nicola work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, parenting, addiction concerns, intimacy-related problems and depression.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are direct and practical, with plain conversation and exercises to try outside sessions.
What is her background and experience?
Nicola has eight years of professional experience working with a wide range of personal and relational issues.
Is she a recognised professional and where is she based?
Nicola is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the original biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with Nicola?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.