- 20 years experience
- BACP registered
- Collaborative approach
About Nicky
Nicky Owen is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience and a BACP registration. She centres sessions on each person’s story and draws on the client’s own strengths to guide change. She welcomes people who are nervous about starting therapy and aims to make that first step feel manageable.
Nicky works with a wide range of concerns including relationship strains, family difficulties, grief and loss, and parenting stress. She also helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, anger, addiction issues, and the challenges that come with life changes. Clients with ADHD, low self-esteem or intimacy-related worries are within her focus areas.
Her practice uses Client-Centred Therapy as a foundation, which means she aims to listen without judgement and follow the pace the client sets. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships, and trauma-focused thinking when past events keep affecting daily life.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Conversations tend to focus on clear problems and small steps people can try between meetings. The approach is collaborative - the therapist and the person work out priorities and short-term goals together.
Nicky is able to support people affected by issues such as abandonment, communication problems, blended family dynamics, ageing and geriatric worries, and some health-related concerns like cancer. She can work with people who are deaf or hearing impaired and offers sessions in English.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening carefully and following the person’s lead, aiming to create a space where someone can speak and be heard. This approach helps with low self-esteem, stress, relationship worries and life transitions by centring the person’s experience.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that developed in early relationships and how these affect current connections and emotional responses. It can be useful for intimacy issues, commitment worries and family communication problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to use. That collaborative planning makes it easier to adjust methods if something isn’t working.
Online therapy can help fit counselling into a busy life by removing commuting time and making sessions easier to schedule. It can be useful for shorter check-ins or when quieter surroundings are needed, and it lets people see a therapist from different regions. Confirm the specific session options before booking, since formats are not detailed in the biography.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Nicky supports people with relationships, family conflict, grief, parenting pressures, self-esteem and stress. She also works with anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and ADHD related concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The practice is grounded in Client-Centred Therapy, focusing on listening and following the client’s pace. Other approaches such as attachment-based and trauma-focused methods are used where helpful.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience working in counselling and related roles. That experience includes supporting people through loss, relationship strain and major life transitions.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as the listed credential.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in the UK. Sessions are provided in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. The therapist or service will list available formats at the time of scheduling.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided when booking.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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