Gayle Nykerk-Jones, BACP
10 years in practice
Gayle Nykerk-Jones welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure where to start.
License and registration
- BACP
- 374040 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Gayle
Gayle Nykerk-Jones welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure where to start. She offers calm, steady support and practical ways to manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related struggles, grief and low mood. Gayle uses clear conversation and simple tools so people can take small steps towards feeling better.
With ten years of practice in the United Kingdom, Gayle works with adults facing issues such as ADHD, relationship concerns, intimacy questions and sleep or eating difficulties.
Background and approach
She also helps with career pressures, coping with life changes, chronic health challenges and compassion fatigue. Her background includes a broad range of complex concerns like trauma, bereavement and codependency. Gayle is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings an integrative mindset to each meeting.
That means she draws on different approaches to match what each person needs rather than using a single fixed method. Sessions are shaped around priorities you bring and the goals you want to work towards. In sessions she focuses on listening, building trust and creating practical steps you can try between meetings.
Conversations are straightforward and paced to suit you. She aims to help people notice patterns, try new ways of coping and strengthen relationships with themselves and others. People who contact Gayle usually start by filling a short questionnaire and arranging a first session.
From there she and the client agree a plan and the best way to meet, whether that is by video, phone, chat or messaging.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gayle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Gayle names
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Gayle commonly uses Systemic Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online practice. Systemic Therapy looks at patterns between people and within relationships to find new ways of relating and solving recurring problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values-based goals and practical steps to live a more meaningful life while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings.She treats the choice of approach as a collaborative decision. The therapist and client discuss what issues matter most, try a suitable method and adjust it if it does not feel right. This way the work adapts to each person's goals and preferences rather than following one fixed route.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues; phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Chat and messaging suit people who prefer typing, need brief daily support or want to reflect between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, care responsibilities and busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Gayle help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and grief alongside addiction-related difficulties. Her areas also include ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her approach in therapy sessions?
She uses an integrative approach drawing on systemic ideas, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions focus on practical steps and discussion tailored to each person.
How much experience does she have?
Gayle has ten years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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