- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Depression
About Victoria
Victoria Hookway is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people navigate stressful and life-changing experiences. She speaks plainly and meets each person where they are. Parents will find practical support for everyday challenges and a steady presence during difficult moments.
Victoria uses a person-centred style. She treats the client as the expert in their own life and follows the pace the client sets. Sessions can focus on building coping strategies, or simply making space to talk through painful feelings.
Background and approach
The client chooses what to bring and how to work. She has five years of practice experience in personal work, voluntary roles with a local mental health charity, and therapeutic work within a school community. That mix gives her insight into both short-term pressures and longer-term patterns that affect wellbeing.
Victoria has helped people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, bipolar and sleep difficulties among other concerns. Parenting is a named focus area and she supports parents facing the strain of raising children and blended family issues. She also works with attachment difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, communication problems and family of origin issues.
Her approach is down to earth and rooted in empathy. Victoria has published a guided journal, 365: A Year of Self-Discovery, which complements the work done in sessions. She welcomes international clients and runs sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging so people can find a format that fits their life.
What Victoria works with
Everything Victoria lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Victoria helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Victoria adapts person-centred work to online therapy
Victoria blends person-centred counselling with practical techniques chosen to meet each person's needs. Person-centred work focuses on listening, following the client's lead and creating space to explore feelings, which helps with grief, low mood and parenting strain. She also uses supportive practical strategies when needed, such as coping tools for anxiety, sleep routines and ways to manage anger or overwhelm.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Victoria will work with the client to agree goals and try methods that suit their situation. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan so sessions remain relevant and workable for everyday life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work, while live chat or text-based messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and to choose a format that fits daily life.
Questions people ask about Victoria
What concerns does Victoria address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, ADHD, bipolar and sleep problems, among other matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practises a person-centred approach where the client leads sessions and decides the focus, whether that is strategy building or emotional processing.
What is her background and experience?
Victoria has five years of clinical experience in independent practice, voluntary work with a mental health charity and therapeutic support within a school community.
What credentials and location are shown on her profile?
She is BACP registered and based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she provide?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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