Nicola Barnard, BACP
Nicola Barnard is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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About Nicola
Nicola Barnard is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. She draws on talking therapies to support people through grief, loss and changes in motivation or self esteem. Nicola works in straightforward language and aims to make early conversations easy to begin.
She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and stressful situations. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on small, doable steps forward.
Background and approach
Nicola pays attention to how thoughts and behaviour interact so that problems feel more manageable. Her practice includes work around relationship concerns and parenting strains, as well as coping with anger and career pressures. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, chronic health challenges, and complex needs such as ADHD and attachment issues.
Nicola has experience with people affected by adoption and foster care, ageing and caregiver stress. Therapy draws on a mix of methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred approaches. Nicola has four years of experience and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text message. Nicola aims to work at each person’s pace and to tailor sessions to practical life demands and goals. Taking the first step can feel daunting; Nicola helps people plan manageable steps and build skills they can use between meetings.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 402330 | July 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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- 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
- 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
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- 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
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 therapeutic process. Nicola works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s situation and goals, and adapts techniques to what each person prefers and needs. The plan is reviewed together so people have a clear sense of why a method is being used.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give flexible options. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or movement is a concern, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life while keeping the focus on useful, practical support.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Nicola help with?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and self-esteem difficulties, and also works with issues such as trauma, parenting strain, ADHD and career stress.
What is Nicola's therapy style?
Her style is straightforward and person-focused, combining talking therapies with practical steps so people can try things between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Nicola has four years of experience working with adults and neurodiverse clients across a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Nicola?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided to people within the United Kingdom.
What formats are used for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect.
How are costs and starting arranged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
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