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 supporting people through relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and a wide range of emotional challenges. He aims to make it easier for someone to begin a change that matters to them.
He creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about painful thoughts and feelings. Sessions are relaxed and paced to the individual.
Background and approach
Nicholas listens closely and helps clients find practical ways to cope day to day. His work draws on hypnotherapy alongside evidence-informed talking therapies. He also uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help with symptoms like anxiety, depression and stress.
These methods are used to build clearer thinking and steadier mood over time. Nicholas supports people dealing with issues including addiction, low self-esteem, parenting strain, sleeping and eating concerns, and ADHD. He also addresses intimacy-related difficulties, bereavement, and career stress.
He will tailor sessions to match the problem someone brings. People who want a practical, respectful approach tend to be a good fit. He encourages small, achievable steps and works at a pace the client finds manageable.
The aim is to help people regain control and move toward the life they want.
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
- Hypnotherapy
- 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
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
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 Nicholas blends talking therapies with online access
Nicholas commonly uses hypnotherapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred approaches to help people manage difficult feelings and build workable habits. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to help reduce unhelpful stress responses and support behaviour change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that reflect their values. Client-Centred therapy offers a supportive space where the person's pace and priorities guide the conversation.Finding the right method is part of the work. Nicholas treats the choice of approaches as collaborative and will discuss options based on a person's goals and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to try and adapt them if needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can suit brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility so people can choose what fits their routine and comfort.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can Nicholas help with?
Nicholas works with a broad range of concerns including relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, parenting strain, sleeping and eating difficulties, and ADHD.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He offers a calm, non-judgemental approach that focuses on listening first. Sessions are practical and tailored to the individual, with an emphasis on small, achievable steps.
What is his background and experience?
He has seven years of professional experience working with people on emotional and behavioural difficulties. His practice combines talking therapies with hypnotherapy techniques.
Does he hold any professional accreditation and where is he based?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and he is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Pricing varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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