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Victoria "Vicky" Leithes, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 9 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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Victoria "Vicky" Leithes is a counsellor with nine years of experience practising in the United Kingdom. She holds the NCPS credential and trained in person-centred approaches in 2012. Vicky aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.

She offers a calm, non-judgemental presence for people who are finding life hard. Vicky helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, and people struggling with self-esteem or intimacy-related issues.

Background and approach

Her work includes practical conversations about panic, grief, eating concerns, and career or parenting pressures. Her main way of working is client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening and responding to each person’s experience. She adapts her style to match individual needs and will use other helpful methods as appropriate.

Sessions aim to build understanding, strengthen coping skills and make small, steady changes. People looking for support around codependency, commitment worries, drug and alcohol addiction, or past sexual assault can bring those concerns to sessions. Vicky also responds to issues such as post-traumatic stress, family problems and women’s issues.

She keeps language simple and practical in sessions, helping people talk through what matters most to them. Work typically happens online through video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Appointments are arranged via a brief matching process and a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Vicky speaks English and works with clients in the United Kingdom only.

Client-centred care delivered online

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgment, reflects what is heard, and helps the client make sense of their feelings. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, low self-worth, relationship and life-change concerns because it focuses on understanding and personal insight.

Vicky also adapts her work with other methods when needed, matching techniques to the issue and the person. She will discuss options and decide together what feels most helpful. Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process based on your goals and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations where seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging offer flexibility for brief exchanges or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping continuity of care with a registered or accredited professional.

What issues does Vicky commonly help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, along with trauma, self-esteem and intimacy-related concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

She practises client-centred therapy, offering a listening, non-judgemental space and tailoring the approach to each person’s needs.

How much experience does she have?

Vicky has worked in the field for nine years since qualifying in 2012 and holds the NCPS credential.

Where is she based?

She practices in the United Kingdom and provides services to people located there.

Which languages are offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled?

Sessions are delivered through a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

To start, choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Also listed

ADHD
Anger management
Career difficulties
Codependency
Commitment issues
Coping with life changes
Depression
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating disorders
Family conflicts
Family problems
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Parenting issues
Post-traumatic stress
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Sexual assault and abuse
Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centred Therapy

Experience: 9 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

Contacting Victoria

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Victoria "Vicky" Leithes, NCPS

Background and approach

Client-centred care delivered online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety