Nico Novell , BACP

Nico Novell is a UK-licensed therapist with 20 years of professional experience working with people facing addictions, LGBT-related concerns, relationship and family conflicts, and a wide range of emotional challenges. He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring conversation and treatment plans to the specific needs and goals of the individual. His clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and food-related issues, parenting and intimacy-related problems, anger and self-esteem difficulties, career transitions, and coping with major life changes.

Nico also pays particular attention to areas such as abandonment, body image, codependency, gender dysphoria, caregiving stress, and drug and alcohol addiction, as well as family-of-origin issues and communication problems. He integrates client-centered and psychodynamic ways of working to help people explore feelings, discover patterns, and strengthen coping strategies. Nico holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and draws on his two decades of experience to offer steady support for those taking the first steps toward a more fulfilling life. He provides services in English, Spanish, and Catalan and works with international clients when appropriate.

Approaches that translate to online therapy with Nico Novell

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the here and now, offering empathy, active listening, and collaboration to help clients build self-awareness and self-worth. It is often helpful for issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and coping with life changes. Psychodynamic Therapy explores patterns that emerge from past relationships and early experiences, helping clients understand how old dynamics influence present feelings and behaviour; this approach is useful for work with trauma, family-of-origin issues, abandonment, and complex relational patterns.

Nico works collaboratively to determine which approach or combination of approaches best fits each person's needs, goals, and preferences. He treats the process of finding the right method as a shared effort, adapting the work as understanding grows and priorities shift. Licensed professionals commonly adapt these therapies to remote formats so clients can access care in ways that suit them.

Online therapy with Nico can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across distances and time zones while allowing therapists to tailor session style and frequency to each client's life.