Nicole Barry, BACP
Understanding counsellor who listens
Details
| Name | Nicole Barry |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Nicole
Nicole Barry is a BACP-registered counsellor with five years' professional experience. She focuses on helping people feel heard and understood. Nicole aims to work alongside clients until they notice practical changes in daily life.
She draws on a blend of approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions are paced to suit the client and shaped around real goals. Nicole offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine.
Background and approach
Nicole aims to create a warm and non-judgemental space. She supports people through anxiety, depression, stress and self-esteem concerns. She also helps with relationship and family issues, grief and trauma-related concerns.
Her work includes support for eating and sleeping problems, addictions and compassion fatigue. Nicole also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress and chronic health challenges. She can help with communication problems, codependency and managing big life changes.
Nicole uses practical, conversational methods that invite people to reflect on their stories and values. Sessions often include gentle challenges, homework tasks and regular check-ins by message when helpful. This way people can practise new ways of coping between sessions.
To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. The aim is straightforward: help people build tools that last beyond therapy.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Nicole works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Nicole among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Nicole directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Nicole directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and values work suit online therapy
Nicole draws on Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from the problems they face and retell their life events in ways that support change. This approach is useful for issues such as trauma, self-esteem and recurring relationship patterns because it focuses on the stories people live by.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - which helps people identify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, chronic pain and managing big life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will listen to a person's goals, try methods in sessions and adjust the plan as needed. That collaborative process helps make sure the style of therapy feels useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is close to an in-person conversation, phone can be used when bandwidth or camera use is an issue, live chat is helpful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical change and personal meaning.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does Nicole commonly address?
She supports people with anxiety, stress, depression and self-esteem concerns, and addresses relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma and addictions.
What is her approach in sessions?
Nicole blends narrative ideas with ACT and attachment-informed work to help people rewrite unhelpful stories and act on chosen values in everyday life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional practice working with a range of common mental health and life concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, depending on what the client prefers.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Nicole?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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