Counsellor profile
Victoria Hookway, BACP
Counsellor - stress and parenting support
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Evidence-based techniques
- Works with families
About Victoria
Counsellor Victoria Hookway is BACP registered and has five years' experience working in the United Kingdom with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD and related concerns. She works with a wide range of issues including relationships, grief, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem. Victoria also supports people through life changes and with conditions such as bipolar disorder and attachment issues.
Victoria describes her practice as person-centred. That means she treats the person as the expert in their own life and follows the client’s lead in sessions. If a client wants to focus on practical strategies, she will work on those. If someone needs space to talk through feelings, she will prioritise that instead.
She has experience in private practice and volunteers with a local mental health charity. She also works therapeutically within a school setting and supports children and their families through difficult periods. This adds a practical dimension to her work with parenting and family concerns.
Sessions are aimed at helping people identify their own solutions and try different ways of coping. Victoria draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts the pace to what each person needs. She has also published a guided journal, 365: A Year of Self-Discovery, to support reflection between sessions.
Her approach is straightforward and down to earth. She aims to make the work manageable and practical, while respecting how difficult taking the first step can feel. People who want collaborative, person-led counselling may find this approach helpful.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Victoria’s work is person-centred, which means sessions follow what the client brings and focus on their own perspective. This approach suits people who want a counsellor to listen and reflect while they make sense of their feelings.She also uses evidence-based techniques to teach practical skills. For example, short-term coping strategies can help with sleep, anxiety or managing intense emotions. These are taught in simple steps so they can be practised between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor and client will review what helps and adjust the focus over time. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively, based on the client’s goals and pace.
Confirm the current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, such as taking a shorter check-in at lunch or avoiding travel time. It may also be useful when quieter surroundings are available, or when video is not desirable and a phone call suits better. Registered or accredited professionals can explain which format they offer when you arrange the first appointment.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, depression, ADHD and related issues such as grief, sleep problems and self-esteem.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her main approach is person-centred, which follows the client’s lead. She can also include evidence-based techniques to build coping strategies when that suits the client.
How much experience does she have?
Victoria has five years of counselling experience working in the UK in private practice and in voluntary and school settings.
Is she recognised by any professional body?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check session options and any time zone arrangements before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, fill in a short matching questionnaire and then schedule the first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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