Nikki Dunne
Client-centred counsellor for stress and trauma
About Nikki
Nikki Dunne helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She works with concerns that include relationships, self-esteem, grief and parenting worries. Nikki writes plainly and offers steady support for people taking a first step towards change.
Her way of working is grounded in Client-Centred Therapy. That means she listens without judgement and follows the client's lead. Sessions focus on the person's own experience and strengths rather than on fixing them from the outside.
Background and approach
With three years of professional experience, Nikki has supported people coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and panic symptoms. She also addresses attachment issues, dissociation, family of origin problems and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. Her practice pays attention to day-to-day needs like managing anger, reducing isolation and finding life purpose.
She helps people explore guilt, shame and difficulties that come with fatherhood or caregiving roles. Conversations aim to make small, practical shifts that improve everyday life. Nikki works in English and accepts international clients.
Sessions can take different forms to fit a person's routine and comfort. People are invited to start from where they are and to move at a pace that feels right.
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Sessions & fees
Client-Centred help online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on hearing the person's experience. The counsellor reflects what is said, offers genuine empathy and supports the person to find their own solutions. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, trauma recovery and issues tied to self-worth.Nikki emphasises a collaborative process. She will work with the client to decide which ways of working suit them best. Together they agree goals, try approaches and adapt if something does not fit the client's needs or preferences.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel and fuller conversation. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow people to have flexible, paced exchanges that fit around work or caring duties. These options make it easier to keep therapy going when life is busy or when travel is difficult.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
