Nicola Willmott

Nicola Willmott is a BACP registered Person Centred counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She has worked in the NHS, for a bereavement charity and in private practice. Nicola helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, loss and grief, motivation, self‑esteem and confidence.

She identifies as neurodivergent affirming and has a particular interest in adult ADHD and Autism. Nicola also supports people managing relationship strain and common concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues and commitment worries.

Nicola draws on several therapeutic approaches rather than one single method. Her practice is rooted in person‑centred work and she also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and ideas from psychodynamic therapy and transactional analysis when these are helpful.

Sessions focus on the person’s experience and strengths. Nicola aims to listen, reflect and help people notice patterns that affect how they feel and act. She encourages practical steps people can try between sessions when these fit the issue being worked on.

Her background includes bereavement support and NHS work, which informs how she talks about loss, transitions and long‑standing difficulties. Nicola works in straightforward language and aims to make sessions understandable for someone who is uncertain about what comes next.

To begin she asks people to describe what feels most stuck or worrying to them. That helps shape what approaches she brings into sessions and how she and the client will work together.

How her approaches translate to online work

Nicola commonly draws on person‑centred practice and cognitive behavioural techniques when working with clients. Person‑centred work emphasises listening and reflecting to help people make sense of their experience and identify what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at patterns of thought and behaviour and introduce small practical experiments to try between sessions.

Finding the best approach is collaborative. Nicola will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they adapt methods from different approaches so therapy fits the client’s situation rather than expecting them to fit a single model.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or health commitments. They can also allow shorter check‑ins or camera‑free calls when that helps with concentration or energy. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use remote appointments to reduce travel time and make regular meetings more practical, and Nicola can discuss what will work best during the initial matching steps.