Nicholas Ashley, BACP
7 years in practice
Nicholas Ashley is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 276003 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
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About Nicholas
Nicholas Ashley is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with grief, trauma, relationship strain, LGBT-related concerns and mood difficulties. He aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and supported.
He creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak about difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and practical, with room to reflect and to try out new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Nicholas listens for patterns in relationships and behaviour that can be changed. His background includes working with issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction and stress. He also supports people with intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem struggles and major life transitions.
Nicholas pays attention to how past losses or attachment difficulties affect present relationships. He commonly uses systemic ideas to look at how a person fits into wider relationships and systems. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ways of working to help people clarify values and repair connection.
Cognitive approaches are used when people want practical tools to manage mood and behaviour. Nicholas welcomes clients who prefer different session styles, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. He works in English and is available to international clients.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a time is scheduled that suits the client.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Nicholas lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nicholas names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Systemic work looks at how relationships and wider patterns affect a person's wellbeing. Online sessions can explore those relationship patterns by talking through interactions and mapping how different people or systems influence feelings and choices.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and taking small committed steps in that direction. In online sessions ACT can help with anxiety, depression, grief and life changes by combining reflection with practical exercises to try between meetings.
Attachment-based approaches pay attention to how early bonds shape current connections and reactions. This style is useful when people notice repeating relationship patterns or find it hard to trust and be close with others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit your situation. That collaborative process can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video is suited to deeper conversational work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging options work well for brief check-ins or when a shorter contact fits a busy day. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life while using the approaches that suit you.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Nicholas help with?
He works with a wide range of issues including LGBT-related concerns, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, stress and addictions. He also supports people with intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and career worries.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He aims for a calm, non-judgemental space and practical conversations. Sessions blend relational reflection with hands-on techniques so people can try new coping strategies between meetings.
What is his experience and background?
Nicholas has seven years of professional experience working with adults on loss, trauma, mood and relationship concerns. His work looks at how past attachment and current relationships affect wellbeing.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from outside the UK.
Which session formats does he offer?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.
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