Nathan Holmes, BACP

Nathan Holmes is a BACP-credentialed counsellor with seven years of professional experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and life transitions. He has spent recent years working within a drug and alcohol service, offering help to people in active addiction as well as support for their family members. This experience has shaped a practice that attends to both individual struggles and the wider family dynamics that influence recovery.

Nathan works from a humanistic integrative perspective with a strong emphasis on Person Centred - or Client-Centered - theory. In practice this means he places the client at the centre of the work, helping them to find their own direction while offering empathic, nonjudgemental support. He also draws on approaches designed to boost motivation and help clients move through stages of change when addressing addictive behaviours.

Clients can expect a warm, approachable and genuine style; Nathan aims to create a collaborative space where people feel heard and able to work toward clearer goals. He is based in the United Kingdom and offers therapy in English. Nathan looks forward to working with individuals and families seeking to manage stress, build self-esteem, resolve relationship difficulties and navigate the complex emotions tied to grief and life change.

Client-Centered and Motivational Work Online

Nathan draws on Client-Centered Therapy, a humanistic approach that focuses on creating an empathic, nonjudgemental space where the client leads the pace and direction of change. This approach is helpful for issues such as low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief and wider life transitions because it supports self-exploration and personal agency.

He also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who are ambivalent about change, particularly around substance use and addictive behaviours. This method uses collaborative conversation to build motivation and clarify goals, helping clients move from uncertainty toward practical steps they feel ready to take.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Nathan works collaboratively to tailor methods to each person’s needs, goals and preferences. Together they assess what feels most useful and adjust the work as progress is made.

Online therapy with Nathan is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, allowing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access regular support without travel, to maintain continuity during life changes, and to choose the format that best suits how a person wants to work with a licensed professional.