- Person-centred approach
- Mindfulness and ACT
- Practical sleep tools
About Nicola
Nicola Hill welcomes people who are finding sleep hard, feeling overwhelmed, or struggling with anxiety and low mood. She helps with stress, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, grief, and changes that disrupt daily life. Nicola uses straightforward conversation and practical tools so people can try small changes between sessions.
She works from a person-centred stance that keeps the person's goals at the centre of the process. Nicola also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts without being driven by them. Mindfulness practices are used to slow racing thinking and to support better rest and calmer evenings.
Her background includes teaching yoga and facilitating mindfulness sessions, which inform a gentle, body-aware way of working. She also uses elements of emotionally-focused work to help people understand and name strong feelings. Nicola combines talking, practical exercises, and simple tools clients can reuse at home.
Nicola is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which she uses as a professional reference point. She has around five years' experience working with adults on a range of issues including addictions, ADHD, and self-esteem concerns. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to what each person needs.
People who want to try a coaching-style approach alongside counselling will find Nicola blends these methods. She invites clients to begin with small steps and supports them to build routines that can improve sleep and daily coping. The emphasis is on doable strategies rather than quick fixes.
How Nicola's approaches translate to online support
Nicola uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT is practical and aims to reduce struggling with thoughts rather than trying to remove them. She also draws on mindfulness techniques to steady the body and mind, which can help with racing thoughts and difficulties falling asleep.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Nicola discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts techniques so they fit daily life. Clients and therapist decide together whether to focus on values-based actions, mindfulness exercises, or emotionally-focused work during sessions.
Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to practise brief mindfulness or breathing exercises between meetings. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited or phone-based conversations if video is difficult, depending on what Nicola offers at the time.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Nicola support?
She supports stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, sleeping difficulties, low self-esteem and related issues such as addiction and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her way of working?
Her style is warm and person-centred, focusing on the client's goals and using practical exercises. Sessions mix talking, mindfulness practices and short tools to try between meetings.
What experience does she have?
Nicola has about five years' experience supporting adults with issues such as anxiety, relationship concerns, grief and sleep problems, informed by a background in yoga and mindfulness facilitation.
What credentials and region are relevant?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works with people in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and the subscription used by the service; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.