Victoria Small, BACP
10 years in practice
Victoria Small draws on a decade of clinical work to help people facing stress, anxiety and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 387080 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Victoria
Victoria Small draws on a decade of clinical work to help people facing stress, anxiety and life changes. She combines straightforward listening with practical steps so people feel clearer about next moves. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and mindfulness approaches to shape sessions around each person.
Victoria holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom. Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She aims to create a space where people can talk about what matters without jargon.
Background and approach
Victoria pays attention to emotions and patterns that get in the way of feeling connected and calm. Sessions often include reflective conversation, simple coping strategies and exercises to try between meetings. Victoria supports people dealing with trauma, bereavement and relationship or intimacy-related worries.
She also helps with mood issues such as depression and bipolar, and with problems like insomnia, eating concerns and addictions. Practical life challenges such as career uncertainty, parenting strain and adjustments after separation are part of her work too.
When trauma or abuse is part of the picture, she uses trauma-focused methods alongside gentle emotion work to reduce overwhelm and build safety in the process of change. Mindfulness techniques are introduced to manage anxiety and improve sleep. Solution-focused ideas are used where people want clear steps and fast progress.
Victoria adapts sessions for individual needs and life rhythms. She explains options plainly and works collaboratively on goals. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session at a time that fits the person.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Victoria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Victoria names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How online approaches and emotion work combine
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on the role of feelings in relationships and personal patterns; it helps people name emotions, understand how they shape behaviour and practise new ways of responding to difficult moments. Client-Centred Therapy offers a supportive, non-directive space where the person's own goals drive sessions and the counsellor follows their lead. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help with anxiety, sleep and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to weigh needs, goals and preferences and will adjust methods over time. Some people start with emotion-focused exploration and add mindfulness or solution-focused steps later as goals become clearer.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support or times when writing feels easier than talking. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Victoria help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career questions and ADHD among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and client-centred with a focus on emotions. Sessions mix reflective conversation, practical coping strategies and simple exercises to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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