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Victoria Nelsen, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
6 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

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Victoria Nelsen offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She helps people untangle patterns that keep them stuck and find clearer ways forward. Victoria writes simply and listens closely to what matters most to each person.

Victoria has six years' experience working with issues such as trauma and abuse, addiction, panic and social anxiety. She also supports people dealing with shame, loneliness, life changes, and difficulties with attachment or abandonment.

Background and approach

Her practice pays attention to how past hurts and present struggles connect. Her approach is based in client-centred therapy, where the person’s experience guides the work. She also draws on existential therapy to help people consider meaning, choices and how they want to live.

Sessions focus on what the person needs here and now, not on fitting them to a label. Victoria is a BACP counsellor, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with people in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Practical matters such as cost vary by location and therapist availability and are covered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to the therapist's availability.

How Victoria’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of every session. It involves open listening, reflecting what matters to the person and working at their pace, which helps with anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. Existential Therapy looks at values, choice and meaning in life and can be useful when people face big changes, questions about purpose or feel stuck by past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas and methods feel most helpful. Together they set aims and adjust the focus as understanding grows and needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, live chat suits people who prefer typing and text messaging allows more flexible, ongoing contact. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, travel or family commitments and help people continue therapy when in-person meetings are difficult.
What problems does Victoria help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions and relationship concerns, along with related issues such as shame, isolation and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centred and collaborative, focusing on the person's experience. She also uses existential ideas to look at meaning, choices and values.
How much experience does she have?
Victoria has six years' experience providing counselling support for a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What professional accreditation does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and works with people in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people located in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and first steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions.

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Experience
6 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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