Nicola Vernon , BACP

Nicola Vernon is a person-centered counsellor with 20 years of experience working with adults, children, young people, and families. She supports people through a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety and social anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, addictions, childhood trauma, and issues with eating, sleeping and intimacy. She also has extensive experience supporting bereavement and loss, particularly with children and families.

Nicola offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can explore how they are feeling and develop a clearer understanding of how past experiences influence emotional responses and day-to-day coping. She works collaboratively and at each person’s pace so they feel heard and supported throughout the therapeutic process.

Her additional training includes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, counselling supervision, family bereavement and life story work, inner child approaches, and trauma-informed work. She holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Nicola currently works evenings and weekends.

Online Delivery of Client-Centered and Practical Therapies

Nicola draws on client-centered therapy, offering an empathic, non-judgemental approach that prioritises the client’s own perspective and pace; this work supports self-understanding, emotional processing, and rebuilding self-esteem. She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be especially useful for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused therapy is used to clarify goals and identify small, practical steps toward change, making it well suited to clients who want goal-oriented, time-limited support.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Nicola works collaboratively with each person to select or blend methods based on individual needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the style of work as the process unfolds. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy feels relevant and manageable.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility and accessibility, allowing people to fit therapy around work, family, and other commitments. These options reduce travel time, make scheduling easier, and support continuity of care with licensed professionals. Nicola adapts her approaches to the chosen format so clients can engage in a way that feels most comfortable and effective for them.