Nicola Kassam, BACP
5 years in practice
Nicola Kassam is a counsellor who uses an existential approach to help people make sense of hard moments.
License and registration
- BACP
- 395753 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Nicola
Nicola Kassam is a counsellor who uses an existential approach to help people make sense of hard moments. She combines that perspective with client-centred and mindfulness-informed ways of working. Nicola is based in the United Kingdom and offers support to people both locally and internationally.
She helps with stress and anxiety, low mood and depression, and difficulties after trauma or abuse. Nicola also supports people dealing with grief, eating and food-related worries, and problems that touch self-esteem and motivation.
Background and approach
She draws on her background in careers, employability and welfare to assist with work and career concerns. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual. Nicola listens without judgment and encourages people to name their values and choices.
Conversations are practical and grounded, with attention to thoughts, emotions and everyday routines. Nicola has five years' experience in counselling work alongside a decade of experience in higher and further education roles. Her BACP accreditation is listed as a professional credential.
She meets people where they are and works at a pace they find manageable. People can expect collaborative planning in the first few sessions. Nicola helps set clear goals and checks in about what is useful.
Her aim is to support people as they decide what kind of change they want and how to get there.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicola lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicola names
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Online support
How existential and client-centred approaches work online
Existential therapy helps people look at meaning, choice and the practical consequences of decisions. Online sessions can support those feeling stuck by helping them name values and consider different paths. Client-centred work focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience without judgement. This approach is useful for worries about self-esteem, relationships and coping with loss.Mindfulness techniques are often used alongside these approaches to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations in the moment. That can be helpful for anxiety, stress and managing difficult emotions. Nicola will work collaboratively to find which combination of approaches fits best, checking in about goals and preferences as therapy progresses.
Using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy around work and family life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation; phone calls use less bandwidth and can suit shorter check-ins; live chat and messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and can work when writing helps express thoughts. Many people find the flexibility of online formats reduces travel time and makes it simpler to maintain regular appointments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Nicola work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, eating issues, self-esteem, career matters and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Nicola combines an existential outlook with client-centred and mindfulness approaches, aiming for open, honest conversations that focus on values and choice.
How much experience does she have?
She brings five years of counselling experience plus ten years of careers, employability and welfare work in further and higher education.
What professional credentials and location apply?
Her listed credential is BACP and she practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Nicola works remotely using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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