About Nigel
Nigel Skinner is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem and major life changes. He listens without judgement and helps clients find clearer thinking and steadier emotions. Nigel aims to help people feel more grounded and able to move forward with everyday life.
Nigel uses straightforward conversations to find what matters to each person. He draws on practical strategies and short exercises to reduce anxiety and manage difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, achievable steps that fit into daily routines. He studied psychology and counselling, holding a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Honours) and a Master of Science in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Nigel also lists BACP and NCPS among his credentials and has completed over 500 hours of supervised clinical counselling.
Before training as a counsellor he spent more than 35 years in people management and psychology-based coaching. That background shapes his calm, organised approach to supporting clients who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Nigel has three years of clinical counselling experience and has worked with adults, high school students and university students as a Specialist Mental Health Mentor.
He offers practical, person-focused support and helps people develop skills to cope day to day.
Approaches that work well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety and low mood.Nigel will work with clients to find which approach fits best. Choosing a method is collaborative - the therapist and client review what helps and adjust the plan together based on goals and preferences. This makes it easier to try different techniques and see what makes a real difference.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and deeper work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text options suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family or study commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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