Nicky Owen, BACP

Nicky Owen is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 20 years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with relationship strain, family conflict, grief and loss, and difficulties such as low self-esteem, stress and anxiety. She also sees clients who are coping with addictions, trauma, intimacy issues, anger and life transitions.

Her starting point is straightforward: the client knows their story best. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them use their strengths to face practical problems. Conversations are direct and focused on what is getting in the way day to day.

Nicky draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. She uses emotionally-focused techniques to help people identify and name strong feelings. Solution-focused strategies help set small, achievable goals and check progress between sessions.

Sessions often include practical work on communication, boundaries, and repairing strained relationships. She helps people manage anger by spotting triggers, testing new responses, and practising different ways to speak up. For grief and life changes she supports pacing tasks and remembering what matters while keeping a realistic view of progress.

Her practice also pays attention to specific concerns such as ADHD, autism spectrum issues, ageing and blended family challenges. Work can include conversations about commitment, forgiveness and coping when major events such as separation or serious illness occur. Nicky offers her practice in English and accepts international clients.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

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