Nicola Kassam

Nicola Kassam is a counsellor who draws on client-centred, existential and mindfulness approaches to help people through difficult times. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain and problems with self-esteem. Nicola also supports those dealing with grief, eating concerns, trauma and abuse, and people navigating career or life transitions.

She has five years' experience as a practising counsellor, and ten years' prior work in careers, employability and welfare in further and higher education. That background informs practical conversations about work, study and next steps alongside emotional concerns. Nicola aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgement.

In sessions she uses person-centred listening to follow what matters most to each person. She also draws on existential ideas to look at meaning and choice in life, and mindfulness techniques to help manage distress in the moment. Motivational interviewing helps when people want to build motivation for change.

Nicola supports people from a range of cultural backgrounds and has experience working with issues linked to adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic illness and disability, and intellectual disability. She also works with those affected by isolation, guilt and shame, and people with military or veteran connections.

Nicola works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Prospective clients who want to start should use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Nicola's approaches work online

Nicola uses client-centred therapy to follow what matters most to each person, offering listening and reflection so people can talk things through at their own pace. That approach suits problems like anxiety, low mood and relationship strain because the focus is set by the client.

She also draws on mindfulness techniques to help with moment-to-moment distress, teaching simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce overwhelm. Existential ideas are used to look at meaning, choice and life direction, which can help with career decisions, grief and identity concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nicola will discuss goals and preferences and try different ways of working so the sessions fit what the person needs. This is a collaborative process where the therapist and client agree what helps most.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list which formats she offers. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around home, study or work commitments and can reduce travelling time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day or quieter alternatives when bandwidth is limited.