Nicola Lomas, BACP

Nicola Lomas offers support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and questions around sexuality and LGBT issues. She also helps with feelings of abandonment, attachment difficulties, communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, post‑traumatic stress and building self‑worth. Nicola is named up front so readers know who they would meet in sessions.

She is an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor with a BSc (Hons) and a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration (BACP). That means she blends ideas from different therapies and chooses what seems most helpful for each person. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and move at a pace that feels manageable.

Nicola places particular emphasis on supporting survivors of sexual abuse and rape. She offers an understanding, non‑judgemental space and attends to the effects of trauma with sensitivity. Work in sessions often centres on rebuilding self‑trust, managing post‑traumatic responses and finding ways to feel safer in day‑to‑day life.

Her style is warm and direct. She listens, reflects, and helps people find practical ways to cope between meetings. Conversations can cover past events, current patterns, and small experiments to try out new ways of relating and self‑care.

For a parent reading this on a phone, Nicola is straightforward and calm. She invites people to move at their own speed and supports them in making steady changes. The focus is on recovery, clearer communication, and growing self‑compassion over time.

How integrative approaches work for online therapy

Nicola practises an integrative style that draws on several evidence‑based techniques. One common approach mixes talking through past experiences with practical skills for managing strong feelings and anxiety, which can help with stress, panic and low mood. Another approach focuses on trauma‑informed ways of working that prioritise safety, pacing and rebuilding self‑trust for people who have experienced sexual abuse or rape.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nicola will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences, and will adjust the plan as therapy progresses. This means trying different ways of working until something feels helpful for the individual.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow short check‑ins when a full in‑person visit is difficult. It also lets people continue work with a therapist even if they move or travel internationally, while keeping focus on practical coping and recovery.