Nicola Murray, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

CBT and ACT methods
Attachment-informed work
Practical communication skills

About Nicola

Nicola Murray is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She sees adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious or stuck and wants to help them manage difficult feelings and day-to-day challenges. Nicola lists anger among the concerns she works with alongside anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD and addictions.

She trained initially in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and now blends a few approaches to suit each person. Sessions aim to give practical tools for coping and clearer ways to act when emotions run high. Nicola works collaboratively with people to find approaches that fit their situation.

Her background includes focused work on anger, trust issues and intimacy in many forms. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and sleep or eating difficulties. Nicola has experience with neurodiversity topics such as autism and Asperger syndrome and with complex patterns like attachment and abandonment concerns.

In conversation she uses straightforward techniques from CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside attachment-based ideas. That can include noticing unhelpful thoughts, practising brief behavioural experiments, and exploring what matters to the person. The goal is clearer thinking and better choices rather than quick fixes.

Nicola also applies elements of client-centred work so sessions are shaped by what the person brings. Practical relationship skills and communication strategies are offered when those issues arise. If someone wants to start, Nicola asks a few questions first to match the right approach and plan a first meeting.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and decide what matters to them. Online ACT work often includes short exercises to practise new ways of responding to strong feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviour links, and can include simple experiments or homework to try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns that repeat in relationships and on recognising how early connection styles shape current reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Nicola will work with the person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That means discussing what feels useful and adjusting techniques over time so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. In general, online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins that suit a work break, and make it simpler to keep sessions regular when schedules are tight. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt ACT, CBT and attachment-based tools to an online setting so people keep progressing with practical skills and clearer communication.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesADHD

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stress CodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMen's issues Midlife crisis Money and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Nicola help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger and relationship or intimacy difficulties, plus ADHD, addiction and grief.

How would she approach issues with anger?

She uses practical techniques from CBT and ACT to notice triggers and try new responses. The work focuses on clearer choices rather than quick fixes.

What experience does she bring?

Nicola has six years' experience working with adults on emotion regulation, trust and intimacy matters, and related concerns such as trauma and sleep problems.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

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

Can I book sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take clients from other countries?

International clients are accepted.

How are fees and payment arranged?

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

How do I begin a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.