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Vicky Bond Jones

Vicky Bond Jones, NCPS

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - Young adult issues and relationships

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Self esteem
  • CBT and psychodynamic

About Vicky

Vicky Bond Jones is a counsellor registered with NCPS with three years' experience. She works in the United Kingdom and supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, parenting pressures and issues with self-esteem. Vicky addresses a broad range of related struggles including attachment and abandonment worries, loneliness, and questions about life purpose.

Her style is person-focused and conversational. She listens and helps people name what feels difficult. Sessions aim to slow things down, map out immediate worries, and try practical steps to make day-to-day life a little easier.

Vicky combines person-centred ideas with cognitive behavioural methods and psychodynamic thinking. That means she may help clients spot unhelpful thought patterns, try different behaviours, and also look at how past experiences affect present feelings. She explains these choices plainly and checks in often about how people want to work.

She has worked in youth and parent-support settings and in a secondary school context. That experience informs how she talks with people under study or parenting pressure, and how she approaches problems such as low confidence, stress and difficult relationships.

In a first meeting she invites questions about how sessions run and what to expect. The practical side of therapy is discussed up front, including how often to meet and what goals feel most important. People are encouraged to raise any concerns about the process at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and on helping the client lead the conversation. Online sessions using this style tend to prioritise clear, open dialogue and frequent check-ins about how the session feels and what to address next.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and supports practical changes. In an online setting this can mean structured exercises, thought records, and action plans that people try between meetings and then review together.

Psychodynamic work examines how past experiences can shape current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can use reflective conversation to notice repeating patterns and to bring awareness to long-standing emotional responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the person's needs, goals and preferences. That discussion is ongoing and can change as the work develops.

The practical benefits of meeting online include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel time. Before booking, confirm which session formats are currently offered, since the biography does not list them. Online work can support shorter check-ins or fuller weekly sessions depending on what fits with study, work or parenting routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Psychodynamic Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, parenting pressures and self-esteem, plus related areas such as attachment, loneliness and life purpose.

What is her approach in sessions?

She uses person-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions combine practical exercises with space to reflect on patterns from the past.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years' experience working as a counsellor and has supported people in youth and parent-focused charity settings and in a secondary school.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.

Can people who do not live in the UK work with her?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently working with international clients outside the United Kingdom.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list session formats explicitly; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much does counselling cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to meet her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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