- Integrative approach
- Coping strategies
- Trauma experience
About Nicola
Nicola Martin is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and coping with life changes. Her profile notes a focus on guilt and shame among other concerns.
Nicola draws on an integrative approach, which means she uses ideas from several therapeutic models. She helps people notice patterns that keep them feeling stuck. She offers practical coping strategies for overwhelming feelings such as panic, low mood, anger or intense shame.
She also practises couples and relationship counselling and supports people who feel unheard or isolated in their relationships. Sessions involve talking through what is happening and finding ways to improve communication and connection.
Nicola has experience working in mental health settings and with survivors of sexual assault. That background informs how she talks about trauma and emotional safety during sessions. She works with everyday struggles as well as more complex reactions to difficult experiences.
People who reach out can expect clear, straightforward conversations about what is causing distress and options to try in daily life. Nicola aims to help clients understand their feelings and build coping skills they can use between sessions.
How Nicola’s approaches translate to online work
Nicola describes herself as an integrative counsellor, which means she draws on a small number of evidence-based techniques to suit the difficulty someone brings. For example, she may use structured coping strategies to manage anxiety and panic, teaching short practical tools to use when feelings spike. She can also use trauma-informed conversational methods to help people who have experienced abuse to name and make sense of painful memories. Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative task. Nicola will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. She checks in and adapts the plan as needed so the work reflects what the client wants to focus on. Online sessions can help fit therapy into busy lives by removing travel time and making scheduling easier. They can allow shorter check-ins when that suits a day or longer sessions when more space is needed. The full list of supported session formats is not stated in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often make online meetings work around clients' routines, helping therapy sit alongside work, family and other commitments.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of difficulties does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy problems and coping with life changes. Guilt and shame are listed among her focus areas.
How would she address feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses an integrative approach to help people understand where those feelings come from and to try coping strategies. Sessions include talking through triggers and practicing ways to manage overwhelming emotions.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years' experience and has worked in mental health settings. Her background includes supporting survivors of sexual assault.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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