Nicola Dove, BACP

Nicola Dove is a UK-qualified client-centred counsellor who offers an integrative, person-focused approach to therapy. She holds a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling, an undergraduate degree that grounded her training, and membership of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Nicola combines trained listening with practical therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

She works with adults facing a range of life challenges including bereavement, depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Nicola provides a calm, non-judgmental space where people can explore feelings linked to relationship breakdown, grief, difficulty communicating, or persistent guilt and shame. She also supports practical goals such as improving sleep and feeling more confident in social situations.

Nicola recognises how difficult it can be to seek counselling and how easy it is to feel one should cope alone or that asking for help is a weakness. Drawing on her own experience of counselling, she aims to help people reclaim a sense of agency and move from surviving to living more fully. Her practice emphasises empathy, respect and collaboration, and she is comfortable working in short-term or longer-term ways depending on what best suits the person’s circumstances.

People working with Nicola can expect a supportive therapeutic relationship focused entirely on their needs, with flexibility to explore past patterns or present challenges as required.

Integrative approaches offered through online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy is at the heart of Nicola's work and focuses on creating an accepting, empathetic space where the client’s own perspective guides the pace and content of therapy. This approach helps people who need support processing grief, rebuilding self-worth, or navigating relationship difficulties.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that contribute to anxiety, low mood, and sleep problems. CBT offers practical tools clients can apply between sessions to reduce distress and change patterns that no longer serve them.

Mindfulness Therapy encourages gentle present-moment awareness to reduce overwhelm and increase emotional regulation. It can be helpful alongside other approaches when clients struggle with stress, rumination, or feeling consumed by difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Nicola works collaboratively with each person - assessing needs, goals and preferences - and will adapt methods so the work feels relevant and achievable. Registered professionals often combine techniques to suit individual circumstances.

Online therapy with Nicola is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and levels of comfort. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family commitments, or mobility constraints while accessing therapeutic support from a clinician.