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Victoria (Vix) Benson, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with AddictionsRelationship issuesDepression Coping with life changes ADHD

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Victoria (Vix) Benson is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has four years of experience supporting people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Vix works in a client-led way and believes people are the experts in their own stories.

She aims to help clients find their own answers rather than giving direct advice. Vix focuses on building a calm space for reflection and clearer thinking.

Background and approach

Sessions may include open observations and gentle challenge to help someone notice patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour. The goal is to support practical choices about changes a person wants to make. She works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues.

Vix also supports people dealing with parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, and issues linked to identity and LGBT concerns. Additional focus areas include family of origin issues, communication and commitment problems, and caregiver stress. Her approach draws on client-centred principles alongside relationship-focused methods and psychodynamic ideas.

This means she pays attention to what matters to the person in the room, and to how past experiences shape present patterns. The emphasis is on understanding and small, achievable steps forward. People who prefer a collaborative, exploratory style may find her approach helpful.

Vix offers sessions that aim to be practical and respectful, helping people to notice options and make changes at a pace that suits them.

How Vix’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building understanding through listening and empathy. It helps people talk about what matters, clarify feelings and build confidence to make changes. The Gottman Method is relationship-focused and looks at communication patterns and practical ways to improve connection and reduce conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vix will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean combining listening-led work with relationship tools or bringing in psychodynamic ideas to notice long-standing patterns.

Online formats give different practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit regular check-ins, quick reflections or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around daily life while still focusing on meaningful progress.

What concerns does Vix help with?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and abuse.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her practice is client-led and exploratory, using reflection and gentle challenge so clients can notice patterns and find their own answers.

How much experience does she have?

Vix has four years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is BACP and based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Addictions
Relationship issues
Depression

Also listed

ADHD
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with life changes
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Eating disorders
Emptiness
Family conflicts
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Grief
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Infidelity
Intimacy-related issues
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
LGBT
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Paranoia
Parenting issues
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self esteem
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexuality
Sleeping disorders
Social anxiety and phobia
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Victoria (Vix) Benson, BACP

Background and approach

How Vix’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with addictions