- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship patterns
- Mindfulness practices
About Nicola
Nicola Hill is a BACP-registered person-centred counsellor with five years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people who bring concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief and life changes. Nicola also supports those facing addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain and career uncertainty.
Nicola uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one of her approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centred methods and mindfulness. Sessions are practical and aim to help people notice patterns, name emotions and try different responses. She draws on coaching tools to help reframe unhelpful self-talk and build clearer personal goals.
Her background includes mindfulness facilitation and experience in yoga teaching, which she weaves into breathing and body-awareness practices when helpful. Nicola also offers work related to attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, body image and guilt or shame concerns. These areas often connect with relationship patterns and self-worth challenges.
People can expect conversations that focus on understanding feelings, identifying repeated responses and practising small changes. Nicola describes herself as a Heal Your Life coach who gives reusable tools for self-awareness and practical steps to manage reactions. The aim is to build skills that people can use between sessions.
If someone is considering starting, Nicola asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book an initial session. The subscription-based arrangement for sessions can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary by location.
How Nicola combines EFT, ACT and attachment work online
Nicola uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name hard-to-reach emotions and see how those feelings shape their responses. EFT is often used for patterns in close relationships and for understanding attachment-driven reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and small committed actions, helping people live in line with what matters despite difficult thoughts or feelings.Attachment-based work looks at past and present relationship patterns and how they influence current choices. Nicola uses this to help people identify repeated responses and practise different ways of contacting others and themselves. She approaches the choice of method collaboratively, exploring what fits a person's needs, goals and preferences rather than forcing a single approach.
Practical benefits of working with her online include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and fewer barriers to attending from different locations. The therapist asks clients to confirm current session options before booking so everyone knows the available formats. Online work can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and quieter sessions when higher focus is needed, and the therapist will discuss how to make sessions useful within each person's day.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, low self-esteem, grief and life changes, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centred work, ACT and mindfulness to help name emotions and try new responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional practice as a counsellor and coach in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and works from the United Kingdom.
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 and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.