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Victoria Prestney-Vaughan, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 12 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse Intimacy-related issuesAnger managementCoping with life changes

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Victoria Prestney-Vaughan welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure how to cope. She speaks plainly and helps clients take small steps that can make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Victoria is a BACP counsellor with twelve years of professional experience and she aims to create a straightforward, compassionate space for change.

She focuses on practical ways to manage stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship strains, intimacy concerns, anger, grief and the effects of trauma and abuse.

Background and approach

Parenting pressures and compassion fatigue are areas she often addresses in sessions. Victoria draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses client-centred ways of working that put the person’s experience and choices at the heart of session work.

Trauma-focused approaches are used when past hurt needs careful attention and processing. In sessions she helps clients build tools for everyday life. Conversations steer towards clear strategies, new ways of relating and steps to improve emotional resilience.

She aims to help people notice what is working and what needs to change. Victoria has taught counselling skills and led groups, which informs her practical, educational style. She accepts international clients and works with people across the United Kingdom.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged by following the platform’s matching and booking process.

How her approaches work online and what to expect

Victoria uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and behaviour; this helps when recurring trust or closeness issues get in the way of daily life. Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience and choices at the centre of sessions, so conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on building their own solutions. Trauma-focused therapy is used when past events have ongoing emotional impact and need careful, paced attention to reduce their hold on day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Victoria works collaboratively to decide what fits best. She will discuss your goals, preferences and how you respond in early sessions, and then adjust the way you work together as needed. That shared decision-making helps keep the work practical and useful.

Online therapy offers a flexible way to access these approaches. Video calls let you use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, journalling between sessions or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on progress and practical skills.

What sorts of problems does Victoria help with?

She works with stress, anxiety and low mood, and supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns. She also helps with grief, anger, parenting strains, compassion fatigue and the effects of trauma and abuse.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The approach is warm and down-to-earth, combining client-centred listening with attachment-based and trauma-focused ideas. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on what the person needs right now.

How long has she been practising?

She has twelve years of professional experience working in counselling, group facilitation and teaching counselling skills.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is BACP and works from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can take place by video call or phone, and there are also options for live chat or text-based messaging.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience: 12 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Victoria Prestney-Vaughan, BACP

Background and approach

How her approaches work online and what to expect

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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