Counsellor profile
Nichola Salter, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and stress
See online counselling options- CBT methods
- Client-centred work
- Mindfulness practice
About Nichola
Counsellor Nichola Salter is a BACP member with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, eating issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career matters, coping with life changes, coaching and ADHD. Sessions are conducted in English for people based in the UK.
Nichola uses a practical, conversational style in sessions. She listens without judgement and helps people notice what is working and what they want to change. Conversations often look at thoughts, behaviours and short-term goals. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused steps are used alongside client-centred listening.
Her background includes five years of counselling work plus earlier roles in management, teaching and emergency services. That varied experience informs how she works with people facing stressful or crisis moments. She draws on different approaches to match the problem someone brings.
In sessions she may introduce Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to help identify and test unhelpful thoughts. Mindfulness exercises are offered to build attention and calm in daily life. Solution-focused methods help set small, practical steps towards clearer goals.
People who contact her usually want straightforward conversation, practical tools and short-term plans they can use between sessions. She asks questions, reflects what she hears and helps people choose next steps. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How her counselling approaches work online
Client-centred work is about listening and following what the person brings. The counsellor reflects what she hears, asks questions and helps people clarify their priorities. This approach suits issues where someone needs to be understood and choose their own pace.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It offers straightforward exercises and experiments to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits.
Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention exercises and ways to notice thoughts without reacting. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and improving focus in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the person about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can be reviewed as work progresses.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not specify formats here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life. It may reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed and offer options for meeting without being in the same room as the counsellor. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to keep continuity of care and make therapy more practical for everyday life.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most often?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and related issues such as parenting, relationship concerns and ADHD.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style is conversational and practical. She listens and offers techniques from client-centred, CBT, mindfulness and solution-focused approaches.
How much counselling experience does she have?
She has five years of professional counselling work experience in the United Kingdom alongside earlier roles in management, teaching and emergency services.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time; sessions are for people based in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions organised and paid for?
Fees vary with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.