- Stress and anxiety
- ACT and CBT
- Attachment focus
About Victoria
Victoria Swart is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has seven years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and identity concerns, and supports people facing major life changes. Victoria also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, and LGBT matters.
Victoria uses a blend of practical talking therapies. She puts straightforward conversation first and connects therapeutic tools to everyday problems. Sessions focus on identifying what is getting in the way now and finding small, manageable steps forward.
Her background includes private practice and volunteering with a suicide prevention charity, alongside experience in life coaching. That mix has given her a range of ways to approach low mood, overwhelm and transitions such as leaving home, starting new work, or coping after loss.
Victoria describes her work as collaborative. She listens to the immediate concern, then uses methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance-based approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. Attachment-informed ideas help when past relationships affect current ones.
People who come to her can expect clear, practical conversations about goals and next steps. She commonly addresses day-to-day worries, sleeping problems, career stress and the feeling of being stuck. Sessions aim to be useful between appointments, with exercises and observations to try in ordinary life.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck on them, then choose actions that match their values. This can be useful for anxiety, low mood and for people who feel pulled between options. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with stress, panic and sleeping problems. Attachment-Based Therapy considers how early relationships shape how someone connects now and can be helpful when old patterns affect current relationships or intimacy.Victoria treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan together based on what works in practice. That means sessions can shift between conversational support and more structured exercises as needed.
The original biography does not list specific supported session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around study, work shifts or moving between places, and it can allow shorter check-ins or sessions without needing to travel. Registered or accredited professionals including therapists use these options to help integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, sleeping and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions combine client-centred conversation with structured techniques from approaches such as CBT and ACT. The work aims to be practical and aimed at everyday changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working in counselling, private practice and volunteer roles with a suicide prevention charity.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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