Vicky Paterson, BACP

Vicky Paterson is a counsellor who uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as BACP, and has four years of professional experience working with these concerns. Vicky keeps sessions straightforward and focused on the here and now so clients can start feeling better sooner.

In sessions she works collaboratively, treating each person as the expert in their own life. Conversations look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and how these interact. The work often includes setting small, manageable goals and trying out new ways of responding between meetings.

Vicky also brings experience with a wide range of related issues, including coping with chronic pain, illness and disability, caregiving stress, body image, cancer, and attachment or abandonment concerns. She supports people dealing with communication problems, commitment worries and blended family tensions. Her background includes work with neurodiversity and personality-related difficulties where this is relevant to a person's goals.

Her approach is down-to-earth and practical. She aims to build a calm, respectful space where people can talk openly and plan realistic steps forward. People interested in starting are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to arrange an initial session.

How CBT and online counselling can help

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions feed into one another. It involves noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and trying out new responses to reduce anxiety, low mood or unhelpful behaviours. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, depression and many everyday problems.

Vicky focuses on practical, goal-orientated work that helps people take small steps between sessions. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and adapt the way they work together as therapy progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, remove travel time and allow short check-ins around work breaks. It also allows people to access a registered professional from different locations and to continue work when in-person meetings are difficult. The therapist and client decide together how frequently to meet and what will work best for day-to-day life.