Chris Nicholls , BACP

Chris Nicholls is a therapist with five years of clinical experience and more than 3,000 sessions delivered, whose practice is shaped around the needs of each individual. He approaches therapy as a collaborative process, walking alongside clients as they explore what is happening in their lives and helping them find practical and emotional support. His work spans a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, addictions, ADHD, parenting and career challenges, as well as issues related to identity and intimacy.

Chris works in a warm and interactive style that keeps the client at the centre of the work, allowing people to set the pace and priorities for sessions. He describes his practice as person-centred and draws on an integrative blend of approaches - including elements of solution-focused work and cognitive-behavioural techniques - so he can adapt to different needs and preferences. He also supports carers and people facing serious illness, and has experience with attachment and abandonment concerns, control issues, dissociation, and emotional consequences such as guilt, shame and emptiness.

Chris holds a BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and a master’s degree in Emotion-Focused Therapy, a postgraduate qualification that deepens his training in emotion-focused interventions. His aim is to offer nonjudgmental support and practical guidance for those ready to take steps toward change.

Emotion-Focused and Person-Centred Work Online

Chris Nicholls integrates Emotion-Focused Therapy and client-centred approaches to help people understand and work with their emotional experience. Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying, exploring and reshaping core emotions so clients can process grief, trauma, attachment wounds and intense relationship feelings. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathy, acceptance and a nonjudgmental stance, giving people space to set the pace and priorities for their healing while feeling understood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Chris works collaboratively with each person to decide what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. He adapts methods over time so therapy remains practical, focused and responsive to change.

Online therapy with Chris is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to access help from different locations and at flexible times. These options support continuity of care and allow licensed professionals and therapists to work with clients in ways that suit busy lives and varying comfort levels.