Nicky Young
Practical, compassionate counselling for everyday struggles
About Nicky
Nicky Young is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and BACP accreditation. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those dealing with life changes, workplace strain and challenges around motivation and confidence.
Nicky aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings. Sessions are straightforward and practical, with time to listen and to notice what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
She encourages small, manageable steps that fit into everyday life. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping difficulties, anger and addiction. Additional focus areas include fertility issues, guilt and shame, isolation and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Nicky draws on client-centred ways of working alongside mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions grounded and goal-oriented. This means she centres the person's experience, uses simple awareness practices, and looks for workable changes that make a real difference. People who choose her therapy often want practical tools and a supportive listener.
The tone in sessions tends to be warm and direct, with an emphasis on building confidence and developing coping skills that carry beyond the room.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centred work puts the person's experience first, with the counsellor following the client's pace and priorities to help them feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for people who need a steady, empathetic listener while they talk through worries and decisions.Mindfulness therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build calm. These short practices can be taught and practised during remote sessions to help with anxiety, sleep problems and stress management.
Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, practical steps and clear goals. The focus is on what is already working and how to build on it, which suits people wanting quick, doable changes in daily life.
Nicky treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will work with each person to identify priorities, try different methods and decide what fits their needs and preferences. This collaborative way helps keep sessions relevant and goal-led.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual connection, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections, ongoing coaching-style support or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life.
| 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
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
