Nigel Skinner
Support for stress, anxiety and life change
About Nigel
Nigel Skinner helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and major life changes. He meets people who feel stuck and supports them in finding small, practical steps to feel steadier. Nigel writes plainly and aims to make meetings feel simple and direct.
He draws on a background in psychology and years of people management. Nigel has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with honours and a Master of Science in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Background and approach
He has worked in counselling for three years in clinical settings and has logged over 500 hours of supervised clinical counselling. Nigel uses practical approaches that focus on values, thinking patterns and present moment awareness. Sessions often include noticing thoughts and feelings, setting small goals, and practising skills between meetings.
He pays attention to how life events and relationships affect daily coping. He has worked with adults, high school students and university students in mentoring roles. That experience shapes how he adapts conversations to different ages and life stages without changing the basic, straightforward way he works.
People can expect a calm, listening presence and clear suggestions to try between sessions. Nigel aims to help people feel more grounded and able to take the next step in their life.
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How Nigel works
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, encourages you to clarify what matters to you and take small steps towards those values. It can help when anxiety, low mood or feeling stuck get in the way of everyday life.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being listened to without judgement and on the counsellor following your lead. It suits people who need space to talk things through and to make sense of their own responses.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for stress and anxiety and includes exercises to try between sessions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Nigel will discuss options with you and help decide what fits your needs, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by registered or accredited professionals and come in several formats. Video calls let you see body language and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit counselling into everyday life and to choose what works best for you.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
