Nicola Flanagan, BACP

4 years in practice

Nicola Flanagan is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

License and registration

BACP: 402769 · expires October 2026
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Nicola

Nicola Flanagan is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She draws on four years of hands-on experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship difficulties. Nicola aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion.

She adapts her approach to fit each person's needs. Her practice focuses on practical, conversational work. Sessions usually involve talking through current problems and noticing patterns that affect mood and relationships.

Background and approach

Nicola combines person-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. She also uses existential ideas to support people wrestling with meaning, purpose or life changes. Attachment-based methods inform how she looks at close relationships and patterns formed early in life.

Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to find the energy to change. Nicola has experience supporting people through grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, parenting strain and career questions. She also works with issues such as abandonment, codependency, guilt and shame, loneliness and coping with illness.

Her background includes practice in Scotland and work across a range of emotional and mood-related difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and delivered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. Nicola asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire to get started and schedules sessions around her published hours.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Nicola names

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Online support

How Nicola’s approaches work online

Existential Therapy encourages people to look at life choices, meaning and purpose. It helps when someone feels stuck, empty or is facing major life changes by opening space to talk about values and what matters most.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and intimacy. It can help someone understand recurring relationship problems and build different ways of connecting.

Client-Centred Therapy offers a warm, non-judgemental space where the person leads the pace and goals. This approach supports people who need empathetic listening while they clarify what they want to change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and recommend what to try first. The plan can change over time as progress and priorities shift, and decisions are made together.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for fuller face-to-face conversation, phone calls can fit into a short break and use less bandwidth, while chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and daily life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Nicola help with?

Nicola supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues. She also helps with relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, parenting strain and career questions.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is conversational and practical. She combines attentive, person-centred listening with techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new responses.

What experience does she bring?

Nicola has four years of professional experience working in Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. That time includes work with mood disorders and life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. Nicola does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be taken by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

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