About Chris
Chris Nicholls is a counsellor with five years of hands-on experience. He offers a calm, non-judgemental presence and aims to walk alongside people as they talk through difficult times. Clients can expect a warm and interactive style that lets them set the pace and decide what to focus on.
Chris works with many common concerns including anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. He also supports people facing life changes, relationship difficulties, issues around intimacy, and challenges linked to addiction and trauma.
Background and approach
LGBT issues are listed among the areas he addresses. His approach is largely person-centred, which means conversations are shaped around the person in front of him rather than a fixed protocol. He mixes in practical ideas from solution-focused ways of working and uses mindfulness techniques to help with day-to-day coping.
Emotion-focused ideas also inform how he pays attention to feelings in sessions. Chris holds BACP, which is shown as his professional credential. He has worked in the United Kingdom and brings experience from more than 3,000 therapy sessions into his practice.
That experience includes supporting carers and people affected by serious illness. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to the client's comfort. Chris encourages small, manageable steps toward clearer thinking, better emotional regulation and improved relationships.
He invites people who are ready for change to begin a conversation and decide the next steps together.
What Chris works with
Everything Chris lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Chris is listed here; the rest shows what else Chris works with.
- 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 counselling
- 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 lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online support
Client-centred work focuses on the person in the room and their priorities. In practice this means the counsellor listens, follows your lead and helps you decide what to address next. It can help when someone wants a steady, supportive space to understand feelings and make choices.Emotion-focused ideas give attention to what people feel and how emotions show up in relationships. This can be useful for difficulties linked to grief, attachment struggles or strong emotional reactions. Mindfulness therapy adds simple techniques to notice thoughts and feelings more calmly, which often helps with anxiety, sleep and daily stress.
Finding the right approach is usually a joint task. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit those needs and change course if something is not working.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please check the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel, and it can reduce time spent commuting. It also allows shorter check-ins when that suits the person, and talking by audio only can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is an issue.
Questions people ask about Chris
What kinds of problems does Chris work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus relationship difficulties, trauma, addiction and many related concerns listed on his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is warm and interactive. Sessions are person-centred and paced by the client, with practical elements drawn from solution-focused and mindfulness approaches.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has five years of practice and reports having carried out more than 3,000 therapy sessions during that time.
Which credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He lists BACP as his credential and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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