Lucy Nicholas, BACP

Lucy Nicholas is a BACP registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 8 years of clinical experience. She holds a first-class honours degree in counselling and a degree in psychology, and she trained as an integrative counsellor so that the therapeutic work can be tailored to each person’s needs. Being registered with the BACP means she follows professional standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Lucy has worked across counselling charities, schools and private practice supporting people with concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, career issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also offers focused support around guilt and shame, self-love and women’s issues, and welcomes clients from the LGBT community.

Her manner is described as warm, calm and sensitive, and she highlights the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship as the foundation of effective work. Lucy has six years of experience delivering therapy by video and telephone and holds a post-qualification certificate in online counselling. She approaches each client collaboratively, offering techniques and interventions informed by training and lived experience while recognising that the client is the expert on their own story. Her practice is inclusive and open to everyone.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgemental relationship in which the client’s concerns are heard and understood. This approach helps people explore their feelings and find their own solutions, and it can be useful for issues like low self-esteem, life transitions and relationship difficulties.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works with thoughts, feelings and behaviours by identifying patterns that maintain distress and practicing practical strategies to change them. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress and problems with sleep or concentration.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks at strengths and small, achievable steps toward change rather than dwelling on problems. It can be especially effective when clients want short-term, goal-oriented support for issues such as coping with life changes or managing specific challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Lucy works collaboratively with each person to decide what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. She draws on her integrative training and online counselling qualification to adapt methods to individual clients.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, connect from different locations, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.