- Client-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Supports parents
About Nicola
Nicola Gordon-Thaxter is a counsellor who uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support people facing stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She aims to offer practical help in everyday language and to treat people with respect and compassion. Nicola works from the United Kingdom and brings four years of professional experience to her sessions.
She concentrates on what matters most to each person. That might be managing worry, working through grief, or addressing intimacy-related issues. Sessions are tailored so conversation and strategies match what the client needs right now. Nicola also supports people dealing with parenting pressures, family-related stress, and life changes.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. With client-centred work she focuses on the person’s own goals and personal values. With cognitive behavioural techniques she helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and tries out practical steps to change them.
Nicola has experience with adoption and foster care matters, multicultural concerns and prejudice-related stress, alongside areas such as anger and self-esteem. She also works with people affected by trauma and abuse and can talk through coping strategies for depression.
Starting therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling around available times. Nicola describes therapy as a process of small steps, and she aims to support each person as they explore changes and build new ways of coping.
How Nicola’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy puts your goals and values at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens carefully and helps you steer the conversation, so work focuses on what matters most to you. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, parenting stress and personal change.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, anger and coping strategies after trauma.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Nicola will work with each person to decide whether more client-centred listening or CBT techniques suit their situation. That choice is made together, based on needs, goals and personal preferences.
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around childcare, work breaks or travel, and it can reduce time spent on commuting. It also makes shorter check-ins or focused practical tasks easier to schedule. Registered or accredited professionals can use remote sessions to continue steady progress while balancing everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Nicola work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family matters, plus grief, parenting and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work combines Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to keep sessions practical and focused on each person’s goals.
How much experience does she have?
Nicola has four years of professional experience working with a range of concerns such as trauma, anger and self-esteem.
Where is Nicola based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Nicola?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.