Nicola Kassam, BACP

Nicola Kassam is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has five years of practice and holds BACP registration, and she works with people who are facing stress, anxiety, grief and low self-esteem. Nicola also supports those struggling with relationship issues, career concerns and the effects of trauma and abuse.

She uses straightforward, people-focused ways of working. Sessions aim to give space to talk and to make sense of difficult feelings. Nicola listens with attention and helps clients find what matters to them and what they want to change.

Before training as a counsellor, Nicola spent ten years working in careers, employability and welfare in further and higher education. That background informs her practical approach to career and life transitions, and to the everyday pressures people bring into sessions.

Nicola draws on Client-Centred, Existential and Mindfulness approaches alongside Motivational Interviewing. These methods are used to help people build self-awareness, make purposeful choices and manage unhelpful patterns. She adapts conversations to each person’s goals and pace.

Her wider focus includes adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic pain and long-term illness, communication problems, and issues linked to loss, shame or isolation. Nicola accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

To begin, she asks people to reflect on what they want from therapy and to work together on simple steps forward. Nicola aims to make the process manageable and grounded in real life.

How Nicola's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on giving a non-judgemental space where a person can talk and be heard. This approach helps people untangle feelings and find their own solutions. Existential Therapy looks at life choices and meaning, helping people clarify values and face big questions that affect mood and direction.

Nicola also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple ways of paying attention to thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed. These methods can help with anxiety, stress, grief and low self-esteem by slowing things down and creating breathing room.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will collaborate with each person to choose which methods suit their goals and preferences, adjusting over time as needs change. The first sessions often focus on what matters most and on small practical steps forward.

Check the listed session options before booking to confirm how she currently meets people online. Many clients find online work helps fit counselling into busy lives, reduces travel time and makes it easier to keep continuity across moves or international time zones. Online sessions can also allow shorter check-ins or quieter scheduling that fits around work and family commitments.