- Client-centred
- CBT informed
- Mindfulness
About Nichola
Nichola Salter is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship strain, eating concerns and parenting challenges. She also works with people navigating career change, ADHD, self-esteem and anger issues. Her approach centres on listening and building on each person’s strengths to make manageable changes.
She adopts straightforward methods that aim to make sessions practical and calm. Nichola uses client-centred work to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and coping patterns.
Her background includes five years of professional counselling experience and earlier roles in management, broadcasting, teaching, sports, coastguard rescue and the fire brigade. Nichola is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. This means she works within commonly recognised professional standards.
In sessions she focuses on clear goals and simple steps. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused ideas often shape short-term plans. The tone is practical and respectful, with attention to what can realistically change between meetings.
People who contact her find a counsellor who values collaboration and steady progress. Nichola encourages small actions that add up over time and supports people as they try different ways of coping. If you are dealing with the impact of a natural or human-caused disaster, she includes that concern among the issues she will address.
Working online with client-centred and CBT approaches
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist offers warm, non-judgemental support and helps people find their own solutions to problems like anxiety, grief or relationship strain.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going. It uses short practical exercises and small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety, low mood and unhelpful coping patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nichola will talk with each person about their needs, goals and how they like to work. Together they agree which methods to try and adapt over time if something does not feel helpful.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work can also allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day, or for choosing not to use video when bandwidth or comfort is an issue. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so check the current session options before booking to confirm how meetings will be held.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, eating and parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, career change, ADHD and coping with life changes.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set small goals and steps to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional counselling experience and earlier work in management, broadcasting, teaching, sports and emergency services roles.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.