Counsellor profile
Nicky Owen, BACP
Counsellor - Relationships and family concerns
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- Attachment focus
- Emotion work
- Solution steps
About Nicky
Nicky Owen is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with 20 years of professional experience. She works with adults in the United Kingdom on relationship concerns, family difficulties, grief and loss, and issues around parenting, self-esteem and motivation.
She explains things plainly and keeps sessions focused on what matters at home. She helps people talk through relationship strain, communication problems and parenting pressures. She also supports those dealing with anxiety, depression, anger and addictive behaviours.
Nicky uses approaches that centre on attachment and emotions alongside solution-focused steps. That means she pays attention to how past relationships affect current ones, helps people name and manage strong feelings, and looks for practical small changes that make a difference. Trauma-informed thinking guides work with painful past events.
Sessions are aimed at helping an individual understand patterns and try new ways of relating. She often helps people notice how early attachments shape reactions and then practises different responses in the room. The pace and focus come from what each person wants to change.
Her style is straightforward and practical. She draws on twenty years of experience to offer steady support while helping people test new ways of handling conflict, parenting strain and life transitions. She asks for a short matching questionnaire to get started and then schedules the first session.
How sessions work
Approaches used and how online sessions fit
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions. It helps people who notice repeating patterns in their close relationships and want to change how they respond under stress.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong feelings. It supports those dealing with loss, intimacy issues or ongoing arguments by making feelings clearer and more manageable.
Solution-focused methods concentrate on small, practical steps that can be tried between sessions. This is useful when someone wants quick, manageable changes to daily routines or communication habits.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then agree a plan together. That means experimental steps and regular check-ins to see what helps and what needs adjusting.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the pace and practical arrangements to help sessions suit everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of relationship issues are supported?
She helps with relationship strain, communication problems, commitment worries and intimacy-related concerns for individuals.
How would she help with parenting stress?
She talks through parenting pressures and blended family challenges, and works on practical steps to ease everyday strain.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines attachment-based, emotionally-focused and solution-focused work to address feelings and practical change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with relationship, grief, mental health and family concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.