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Rebecca Nia

Rebecca Nia, BACP

Therapist in United Kingdom

Compassionate counsellor who blends listening and technique

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  • Warm and interactive
  • Integrative approach
  • BACP registered

About Rebecca

Rebecca Nia is a UK-based counsellor with five years' experience and a BACP registration. She combines humanistic listening with practical tools to meet each person's needs. Rebecca presents as warm, informal and interactive in sessions, guiding people to notice and work through difficult feelings. She aims to create a trusting space where people can feel heard and begin to make change.

Rebecca uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method. She draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past bonds affect present relationships, and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot patterns of thinking that keep stress and anxiety going. Mindfulness and narrative techniques also appear in sessions to help people slow down and make sense of their story.

People contact Rebecca for many reasons. Common issues include anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, chronic pain and relationship worries. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, parenting strain, addiction concerns, eating or sleeping difficulties, bipolar and depression, and intimacy-related problems. Additional focuses include abandonment, body image and infidelity.

Sessions are described as collaborative and practical. Rebecca helps people name unhelpful patterns, practise different ways of responding, and use body-based calming where helpful. She emphasises gentle exploration rather than judgement, and works at a pace each person can manage.

If someone is ready to begin, Rebecca asks them to use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire. From there they can arrange sessions according to the therapist's scheduling process.

How Rebecca's approaches work online

Attachment-Based work looks at how earlier relationships shape current patterns, helping people notice how they connect in close relationships and make different choices. It can be useful for intimacy-related worries and abandonment concerns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It gives straightforward steps and exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings or change unhelpful habits.

Client-Centred and Mindfulness elements bring a slower, accepting stance. These help people sit with difficult emotions and learn practical calming skills for stress, trauma responses or chronic pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca treats this as a joint process, discussing goals and trying methods that suit the individual. She adapts tools and pace to match a person's needs and preferences rather than using one fixed method.

Please check the current session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or choosing conversations without a camera. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical benefits while helping people practise new ways of coping.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

See below

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Rebecca help with?

Rebecca works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, chronic pain, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating difficulties, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar.

How would you describe her way of working?

Her style is warm, informal and interactive. Sessions are collaborative and practical, mixing listening with exercises and body-based calming when useful.

What is her professional background?

She has five years' experience as a practising counsellor and works in an integrative way, building on initial humanistic training and later approaches.

Where is Rebecca based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients as well as those in the UK, and conversations take place in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify which formats are used.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and the therapist's scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to try therapy?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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