Chris Nicholls, BACP
5 years in practice
Chris Nicholls is a counsellor who aims to help people feel steadier when life feels hard.
License and registration
- BACP
- 388489 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Chris
Chris Nicholls is a counsellor who aims to help people feel steadier when life feels hard. He focuses on practical support for issues like anxiety, low mood, grief and stress. He keeps sessions warm and interactive and encourages clients to guide the pace of work.
He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and mindfulness approaches. These ways of working help people notice feelings, improve how they relate to themselves, and develop coping responses.
Background and approach
He also draws on solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable goals. Chris has five years of clinical experience and has carried out over 3,000 sessions. That background means he is used to helping with a wide range of concerns, including addictions, trauma and caregiver stress.
He also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, sleep problems and career stress. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. He aims to walk alongside people as they talk through what matters most.
He keeps judgment out of the room and encourages a steady, client-led tempo to make progress feel manageable. People who choose him often want a therapist who combines emotional depth with practical steps. Chris works across the United Kingdom and runs sessions using video, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs.
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Chris lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Chris names
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Online support
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Chris uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and work with strong feelings, build clearer emotional understanding, and change unhelpful patterns in relationships. Client-Centred Therapy underpins his work by prioritising the individual's experience, offering a non-judgemental space where the client guides what is discussed.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods as sessions progress. That means emotional exploration and practical, solution-focused steps can be mixed to suit the client's needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, giving flexibility to fit different routines. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper emotional work, phone sessions can be a simpler way to check in when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text messaging suits short updates or people who prefer typing. These options help people arrange sessions around work, caregiving and everyday life while keeping the focus on steady, collaborative progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does he help with?
Chris works with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship issues. He also supports people facing caregiver strain, trauma, sleep problems and career stress.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is warm and interactive and puts the client in control of the pace. He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centred listening and solution-focused steps to blend emotional work with practical goals.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of experience and has carried out more than 3,000 sessions. That experience covers a broad range of emotional and practical life issues.
What credentials and location apply?
Chris is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages does he use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted; he works with people within the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
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