Nicola Murray
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About Nicola
Nicola Murray is a counsellor with six years' experience helping adults who feel overwhelmed or anxious. She focuses on practical ways to cope and aims to help people reconnect with what matters to them. Nicola uses everyday language in sessions and works alongside clients to find helpful strategies.
She trained initially in cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, and draws on several approaches to meet individual needs. Sessions often include straightforward tools for managing anxiety, anger and stress.
Background and approach
Nicola also pays attention to issues around intimacy and trust, and helps people understand repeating patterns that cause strain. Nicola has experience supporting people with ADHD, obsessive tendencies, and addictive behaviours, and she addresses concerns such as grief, sleep and eating difficulties. She also helps with work-related strain, compassion fatigue and life changes that leave people feeling stuck.
Her background includes interest in attachment, abandonment and related relationship patterns. In a typical session Nicola will listen first, then try small, practical steps you can try between meetings. She works collaboratively to build skills such as communication techniques, managing emotions and planning changes.
The focus is on what you want to do differently and simple ways to get there. Nicola practises in the United Kingdom and communicates in English. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and welcomes people from different countries who can work in English.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 392558
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Nicola's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Nicola works with
Everything Nicola lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- 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)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Nicola works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will discuss your goals and preferences and then choose methods together. The process is collaborative, so adjustments can be made if something does not feel like a good fit.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy week, which can make regular work more achievable. Online meetings can also be quieter and less time consuming than travelling to an appointment, and they allow consistent contact when life gets hectic. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches to suit conversation-based sessions and practical exercises in remote meetings.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can Nicola help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addiction and trauma among other concerns. The full list includes sleep and eating difficulties, grief, parenting strain and career stress.
How would Nicola describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using clear tools and exercises. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on changes you can try between meetings.
What is Nicola's experience and background?
She has six years' clinical experience and a background in working with anxiety, ADHD, anger and intimacy matters. She began her training in cognitive behavioural therapy.
What credentials and location should I know about?
Nicola is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and Nicola accepts international clients who can work in that language.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. The therapist or service will provide up-to-date format details.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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