Nicola (Nicki) Cartmill, BACP

Nicola (Nicki) Cartmill is a counsellor who brings five years of practice to her work and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She blends theoretical knowledge with a warm, kind approach to help people who feel stuck or unsure about their next steps. Nicki writes in plain language and focuses on practical ways to cope with difficult days.

Nicki helps people manage feelings such as anxiety, panic, low self-esteem and depression. She talks through immediate coping strategies and ways to reduce overwhelm in daily life. Her work often centres on communication and relationship concerns, and on helping people adapt to big life changes.

She has particular experience supporting people through bereavement, grief and loss, and with trauma-related issues. Nicki also offers help around addictions, ADHD, parenting stress and challenges linked to intimacy and attachment. These areas are part of the range of concerns she addresses in sessions.

In practice she draws on approaches that include attachment-based methods, emotionally-focused ideas and client-centred ways of working. Sessions aim to be collaborative, with the person describing what matters and Nicki helping to sort through options and next steps. She encourages small, practical changes that fit into everyday life.

Nicola works from the United Kingdom and offers services in English. People who wish to begin can expect a straightforward process to match with her and arrange an initial session.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships affect feelings and closeness, helping people uncover patterns that shape how they relate to others. This can be useful for worries about intimacy, communication problems and recurring relationship struggles.

Client-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person, giving space to make sense of emotions and decide next steps. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in relationships to improve connection and reduce repeated conflict.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will agree which ways of working to try first. That collaboration means the approach can change as your needs become clearer.

If you are considering online sessions, please check which session formats are offered before booking. Confirming formats helps ensure practical fit with your routine and technology. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so counselling fits with school, work or family duties.