- Person-centred approach
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
About Victoria
Victoria Hookway is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with people who face stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, sleep problems and coping with life changes. Victoria also supports issues such as attachment, autism spectrum conditions, body image, and blended family concerns.
Victoria uses a person-centred approach. She treats the client as the expert in their own life and follows the pace that suits them. Sessions can focus on building practical strategies and techniques or on talking through feelings and experiences. What happens in sessions is guided by the client’s priorities.
She works in private practice and volunteers with a local mental health charity. She also provides therapeutic support within a school community and has experience supporting children and their families through difficult periods. Victoria has helped people with work-related stress and complex life changes alongside the concerns listed above.
Her practical work emphasises straightforward conversation and active problem-solving when wanted. She values clear, down-to-earth communication and works alongside clients as they test and apply new ways of coping. Victoria has also published a guided journal, 365: A Year of Self-Discovery, aimed at supporting personal reflection.
People choosing to contact her should expect collaborative sessions that follow the client’s lead while offering tools and techniques when requested. The initial steps and session arrangements are set up through the platform’s matching and booking process.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Victoria works from a person-centred framework online, which means the client’s agenda directs the conversation. This approach supports people who want to talk through feelings, review their situation, and make decisions at a pace that suits them.She can also offer practical, evidence-based techniques when useful. For example, simple stress-management strategies can help with anxiety and sleep problems by teaching short exercises and routines to practise between sessions. Approaches that focus on attachment and relationship patterns can help people understand how past connections shape current behaviour and expectations.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will check in about what helps, adjust techniques, and agree priorities together. Clients and therapist decide which methods fit their goals and how they want to structure sessions.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around study or work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pacing and tools to suit everyday life and practical constraints.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with feeling lost after university or starting work?
Yes. She lists coping with life changes, stress and anxiety, and work-related stress among her areas of practice. Sessions can explore practical steps and decision-making.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her main approach is person-centred, which means sessions follow what the client brings. She can also introduce strategies and techniques if the client wants practical tools.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in private practice and with local services. That includes supporting people after trauma and with ongoing mental health concerns.
Is she registered and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
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