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Georgios Nikolaou, BACP
United Kingdom
Psychotherapeutic counsellor - stress and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT and client-centred
- Solution-focused methods
- BACP registered
About Georgios
Georgios Nikolaou is a psychotherapeutic counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, career issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and depression.
Georgios uses a practical, people-focused approach. He listens to what is troubling someone and looks for clear, manageable steps to try. Conversations focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits and on testing different ways of responding in everyday life.
He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centred ideas and psychodynamic thinking alongside solution-focused techniques. That mix helps him look at patterns from the past, the thoughts that keep problems going, and small changes that can shift how someone copes now.
In sessions he works to identify strengths, recognise repeating patterns and build practical coping skills. He also supports people who face specific stresses such as abandonment, attachment problems, caregiver strain, first responder issues, immigration stress, infidelity and family-of-origin difficulties.
Georgios offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. He describes work together as a collaborative process where the person sets goals and they test strategies that fit day-to-day life. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How his approaches work for online sessions
Georgios commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centred methods in online work. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behaviour changes that can reduce anxiety and improve sleep. Client-centred work emphasises open listening and building a respectful working relationship that helps people talk through feelings and decide next steps.He sees psychodynamic ideas as useful too when patterns from earlier relationships keep reappearing. That approach looks at recurring themes and helps someone understand how past experiences affect current reactions. Together these approaches offer ways to both understand patterns and try concrete changes in daily life.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. He will discuss goals and preferences and jointly choose which techniques to try. This collaborative approach helps tailor sessions to the issues someone brings and to how they prefer to work.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove the need to attend in person. Ask about scheduling and any practical arrangements when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, grief, career issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and depression.
How does he use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
He uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to test small, practical changes. Sessions include noticing patterns and trying different ways of responding in daily life.
What is his professional background?
He has six years of experience working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor and reports work with first responders and people facing a range of personal stresses.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He accepts international clients; confirm any time-zone or scheduling needs when arranging sessions.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.