Nina Wilson, BACP

Nina Wilson is a counsellor who focuses on the whole person rather than a single diagnosis. She uses a humanistic approach that places the client at the centre of therapy and treats each person as an individual. Nina highlights thoughts and everyday habits as part of the work she does in sessions.

Nina draws on seven years of counselling experience and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Before training as a counsellor she worked for more than 28 years in the care sector, including elderly care and long-term mental health settings. That background informs her practical, down-to-earth way of working.

Her style is integrative and flexible. She uses person-centred ideas alongside elements of dialectical behaviour therapy - DBT - and existential approaches. She also brings in motivational interviewing and narrative and solution-focused techniques as needed. The methods are adapted to each person rather than applied in a fixed way.

Nina often helps people dealing with addiction and recovery, ADHD and neurodiversity, trauma and domestic abuse, depression and anxiety, low self-esteem and self-harm. She also supports people with grief, boundary-setting, communication issues, hoarding and kleptomania, and other difficulties that affect day-to-day life.

In sessions she aims to offer practical tools and simple ways to change everyday habits and thinking patterns. The first steps are usually about building a trusting working relationship and agreeing clear, manageable goals together.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Nina works primarily from a person-centred perspective which focuses on listening and responding to the individual in front of her, helping people shape goals at their own pace. Client-centred work is about being heard, understood and supported while deciding what change looks like for each person.

She also uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy, DBT, to teach practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving day-to-day routines. DBT techniques can help with mood swings, impulsivity and stress by breaking problems down into small, learnable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the client's needs, goals and preferences, adapting as progress is made. This collaborative process helps identify which tools and ways of working feel most helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use online meetings to teach practical skills, review homework and support changes to everyday habits in ways that aim to fit around daily routines.