- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Vanessa
Vanessa Anthony is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on parenting concerns alongside a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She brings nine years of experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials, which are listed as BACP and NCPS.
Vanessa aims to create a calm space where people can talk about what’s worrying them and begin to make small, practical changes. Her practice centres on listening first.
Background and approach
She works from a person-centred stance that starts with the client's own goals and strengths. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when helpful to spot unhelpful thinking and try out new behaviours. Vanessa commonly supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief and depression.
She also helps with trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem concerns. Parenting is highlighted as a focus, and she offers practical ways to manage the pressures of caring for children and the demands of family life.
Her additional areas of interest include ADHD, attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic illness or pain, and problems with communication and control. She has worked with people from different cultures, faiths and neurodivergent backgrounds. Sessions are offered in English and can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Vanessa uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and books according to the therapist's availability.
What Vanessa works with
Everything Vanessa lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vanessa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vanessa lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Vanessa’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the person. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them to identify strengths and goals and to make decisions that feel right for them.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps people notice patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems going. In short sessions clients try simple experiments and practical techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep or change unhelpful habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will talk with each client about their needs and goals and together they decide which methods to try. This collaborative process makes it easier to adapt techniques to parenting pressures, trauma recovery or day-to-day stress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that fit different routines. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break or school run. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and written reflections between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care while juggling family and work commitments.
Questions people ask about Vanessa
What kinds of problems does Vanessa help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and trauma. Parenting, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, eating and sleeping issues are also included.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Vanessa combines a person-centred way of listening with practical cognitive behavioural techniques. She focuses on the client's goals and uses exercises to change thinking and behaviour when needed.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with diverse cultures, faiths and neurodivergent clients. Her work has included trauma, family conflict and coping with loss.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her listed credentials are BACP and NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK access her services?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients in the United Kingdom.
What formats are available for sessions?
Vanessa offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the cost and sign-up process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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