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Vin Pachu, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Addictions Self esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching

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Vin Pachu is a counsellor who combines psychodynamic and person-centred approaches. He draws on three years of practice and charity sector work to help people navigate addiction, self-esteem and life changes. He also offers coaching to support career and workplace concerns.

He has spent many years volunteering in UK charities. That work included supporting people affected by homelessness, the refugee system and healthcare inequalities. He also volunteers with an addiction harm reduction organisation and supports people on recovery journeys.

Background and approach

Vin uses a blend of talking approaches that encourage reflection and personal choice. Sessions aim to help people understand patterns, such as attachment or control issues, and to develop practical ways to manage difficult feelings. He has training in somatic attachment, trauma work, eating disorders and compassionate practice.

People come to him for a range of concerns including eating and food-related issues, body image, process addictions such as porn or gambling, mood difficulties, guilt and shame, and men’s issues. He also supports those facing multicultural concerns and post-traumatic stress. Coaching skills are used when clients want practical goals for work or life changes.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Vin works from the United Kingdom and carries a BACP accreditation. He aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space so people can take the next step at their own pace.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Vin uses psychodynamic work to help people see repeating patterns from past experiences and how those patterns influence present feelings and relationships. This approach can be useful for attachment issues, long-standing mood difficulties and understanding guilt or shame.

He also practises person-centred counselling which focuses on listening, empathy and supporting a person’s own choices. This style helps when someone wants a calm, accepting space to talk about self-esteem, body image or recovery from process addictions.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will discuss different approaches with the client and together they will choose what fits best based on needs, goals and personal preference. That collaborative choice can be revisited as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls are good for a full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets people write things down and reflect between sessions. These options give flexibility for busy schedules and different communication preferences.

What concerns does Vin focus on?

He helps with addictions, self-esteem, career matters and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as eating problems and mood disorders.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He blends psychodynamic and person-centred approaches to encourage reflection and personal choice in sessions.

What experience does he have?

He has three years of counselling experience and extensive volunteer work in UK charities supporting people affected by homelessness and the refugee system.

What credentials and location are listed?

Vin holds BACP accreditation and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

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

In what formats are sessions offered?

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

How does pricing work?

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

What do I need to do to start?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Addictions
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Also listed

Attachment issues
Body image
Coaching
Control issues
Coping with life changes
Eating and food-related issues
Guilt and shame
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Workplace issues

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Vin Pachu, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with addictions