Georgios Nikolaou
Relationship-led counsellor blending humanistic care and practical tools
About Georgios
Georgios Nikolaou uses a relationship-focused, humanistic approach to counselling. He places warmth, genuineness and empathy at the centre of sessions. Georgios aims to create a respectful space where people can talk about what matters to them and begin to make small, practical changes.
He works with stress, anxiety, depression and issues around self-esteem. He also helps people facing relationship strain, family problems, grief and trauma. Other areas he supports include parenting pressures, sleep difficulties, anger and career-related concerns.
Background and approach
Georgios combines client-centred conversation with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused methods. He also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring patterns and early influences. This blend helps people build awareness, find coping skills and try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Sessions are shaped around each person. Georgios listens, asks straightforward questions and helps set simple goals. He looks for strengths to build on and practical steps that fit everyday life.
He has six years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. Georgios offers appointments online in English and accepts clients from outside the UK. If someone is unsure where to start he encourages a short initial conversation to see how to move forward.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches online and practical ways to work together
Georgios blends client-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural therapy to support people when they engage online. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a warm, non-judgemental conversation where the therapist listens carefully and reflects back what matters. It helps people feel heard and begin to understand their own needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical strategies to manage anxiety, mood and unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be worked out together. Georgios treats therapy as a collaboration - he listens to a person’s goals, discusses options and adapts the mix of approaches to suit their needs and preferences. This shared planning helps keep sessions focused on realistic steps and measurable progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video allows a face-to-face feel for deeper conversation, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can work for quick check-ins, shorter reflections or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, parenting and daily life while keeping therapeutic work practical and goal-oriented.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
