Victoria Small, BACP

Victoria Small is a BACP counsellor with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and relationship struggles. She presents as warm and compassionate and aims to meet people where they are. Victoria explains things simply and helps clients take practical steps to move forward.

Her background includes work with bereavement and family conflict, trauma and abuse, and living with long-term illness or disability. She also supports people coping with ADHD, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Her experience covers a wide range of life changes and emotional concerns.

In sessions she adapts her style to each person. She uses listening, reflective discussion and goal-focused planning so people can try changes between meetings. Her approach blends client-centred care with emotion-focused work and practical problem-solving techniques.

Victoria also draws on mindfulness and trauma-focused methods when these fit a person’s needs. She aims to create a steady space where difficult feelings can be named and managed. Small steps are encouraged alongside realistic plans for coping and change.

If someone wants to begin, they complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and arrange sessions according to availability. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary with location and the therapist’s schedule.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of sessions and focuses on listening, empathy and understanding. Online, this looks like steady, responsive conversation that helps someone name feelings and priorities so they can make choices that fit their life.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on how emotions shape relationships and attachment. In remote sessions it can help someone notice patterns in their responses, practice new ways of expressing needs, and rehearse changes to improve closeness and trust.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices and ways to notice thoughts without acting on them. When used online it offers short exercises and everyday strategies to reduce overwhelm and increase present-moment control.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasise listening, emotional processing, mindfulness or practical problem solving and can adjust the plan as things change.

The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work, family and care routines. They also allow for shorter check-ins, easier access when travel is difficult, and the chance to practise techniques in everyday settings.