Nicole Barry, BACP

Nicole Barry is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience. She focuses on helping people feel heard and understood. Nicole aims to work alongside clients so they can move toward their goals and feel better equipped after therapy ends.

She uses a pace that suits each person and adapts her approach to fit individual needs. Nicole describes herself as warm, understanding and non-judgemental. She makes space for practical steps as well as emotional support, and encourages clients to keep progressing between sessions.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, body image and chronic health challenges, among other areas. Nicole offers tailored help rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.

In sessions she blends different approaches to match what each person brings. That can mean looking at thoughts and behaviours, exploring emotional patterns in relationships, or helping clients clarify values and take small, meaningful actions. The aim is to find practical ways forward that feel achievable.

Nicole provides multiple ways to keep in touch, including messaging check-ins and sessions by messaging, phone or video calling according to client preference. She invites people to discuss what they need and to set a pace that feels right for them.

How online approaches and therapy styles can help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small actions that align with those values. It can help when anxiety, low mood or life changes make it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression and coping strategies. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns that developed over time and helps people understand how those patterns affect current connections and emotional life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicole will talk with you about your needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods might suit you best. Together you can try a way of working and adjust it as progress is made, keeping the plan flexible and collaborative.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently available before booking. Nicole offers messaging check-ins and therapy by messaging, phone or video calling, and these options can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Messaging can work well for short check-ins, phone calls can be useful when a conversation without video is preferred, and video calls allow face-to-face discussion when helpful. Online work can reduce travel time and make scheduling more manageable while keeping the focus on the therapeutic goals.