Nicola Bagust
Compassionate counsellor for life challenges
About Nicola
Nicola Bagust works with people who are facing difficult emotional challenges. She is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered counsellor with seven years of professional experience. Nicola offers a calm and respectful space where people can begin to make sense of what they are feeling.
She helps people with relationship difficulties and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports those coping with grief and loss, low self-esteem, depression and motivation problems.
Background and approach
Nicola has experience addressing addictive behaviours and the effects these can have on others. Nicola adapts each session to the person in front of her. She listens carefully and helps clients set clear, realistic goals.
Conversations focus on what is happening now and on practical steps to move forward. Her approach is gentle but direct. She aims to build confidence and to help people find strategies that fit their day-to-day lives.
Nicola encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time. Sessions are offered in English and take place within the UK. Nicola describes seeking help as a brave step and positions herself as a supportive partner in that process.
She works with people who want to make lasting change and to feel more in control of their lives.
What Nicola works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Nicola uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in a practical way. One common approach focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours to improve mood and motivation; this helps people who are dealing with depression, low confidence, or difficulty getting back on track. Another approach emphasises talking through painful events and their impact, helping people process grief, trauma and relational hurts so they feel less overwhelmed.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will discuss different ways of working and decide together what suits the person’s needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process allows adjustments over time so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, phone sessions can be easier when video is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging suits brief check-ins or those who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other daily demands, while still keeping focus on progress and practical strategies.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
