Nick Shepley, BACP

Nick Shepley is an addictions therapist based in the United Kingdom with seven years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of difficulties. He works with concerns such as addictions, eating and food-related issues, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping difficulties, and the challenges of parenting and career change. He also focuses on related issues including abandonment and attachment difficulties, codependency, body image, drug and alcohol addiction, and infidelity.

Nick frames therapy as a collaborative process that honours the client's own expertise about their life. He combines evidence-informed methods with an exploratory stance - using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for practical skill building, Motivational Interviewing to support change, Narrative Therapy to reframe personal stories, Psychodynamic work to explore underlying patterns, and Solution-Focused techniques to identify concrete next steps. This blend allows him to balance symptom-focused strategies with deeper exploration of meaning and relational patterns.

He holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is the main professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. Nick's approach is calm and strengths-based, aimed at helping people reduce unhelpful patterns, build coping strategies, and reconnect with their values and goals. He has experience helping people navigate both immediate crises and longer-term life transitions while attending to practical outcomes and personal growth.