Counsellor profile
Nicolette Bennett, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online counselling options- Client-centred approach
- CBT methods
- Telephone and online
About Nicolette
Counsellor and BACP member with five years' experience, Nicolette Bennett supports people in the United Kingdom with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating issues, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps those facing addictions, relationship or intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain and career pressure. Her practice includes work on panic attacks, dissociation, abandonment issues and compassion fatigue.
Nicolette uses a practical, person-focused way of working. She brings together client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques. That means she spends time understanding current problems and life context, then works with the person to try different ways of thinking or behaving that can ease distress.
Her background includes roles as a substance misuse mentor, outreach youth worker and support worker for people with disabilities and complex needs. Those roles influence how she responds to trauma, addiction and chronic health challenges. She draws on those past roles when helping people manage panic, dissociation or self-harm thoughts.
The practice is flexible about how therapy proceeds. Sessions focus on what the person says they need, whether that is short-term help for a specific problem or longer-term support for repeated difficulties. Nicolette aims to match practical strategies with careful listening so people can notice small changes over time.
Sessions have been offered by telephone and online in the past. Prospective clients should confirm the current session options and any scheduling details before booking a first appointment.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist offers acceptance and reflects what the person says so they can speak openly and make their own decisions. This approach suits people who need steady, non-directive support while they sort through difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviours. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic attacks, low mood and some eating or addiction-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss different methods and agree what to try based on the person's goals and preferences. That collaborative plan can change as progress is made.
Her biography records experience of telephone and online counselling, but clients should confirm current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins when needed. Phone sessions can be used when a shorter, quieter check-in is preferred.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she commonly work with?
Nicolette helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating issues, low self-esteem and depression. Her work also covers addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems and parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions combine open listening with practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts or behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in counselling and related support roles. Her background includes work as a substance misuse mentor and outreach youth worker.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages and international clients does she support?
Sessions are offered in English. She accepts clients from outside the UK.
What session formats are offered?
Her biography notes experience in telephone and online counselling. Confirm the current session options with her before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model 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, 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.