- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Victoria
Victoria Livesey is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and relationship strain. She works with parents on parenting challenges and with people dealing with depression, addictions and life changes. Victoria creates a calm space for honest conversation and practical steps forward.
She has four years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her practice focuses on listening closely and responding to what each person actually needs rather than applying a fixed programme.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and grounded in everyday life. Victoria draws on several approaches to meet different needs. She uses client-centred techniques to prioritise each person’s perspective.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when emotions and attachment patterns are getting in the way of connection. Mindfulness tools are introduced to manage stress, worry and sleep disruption. People also work on specific goals using solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused interventions are available where past events continue to affect daily life.
She explains options clearly and helps people choose what feels most useful. Appointments are offered during daytime hours Monday to Thursday, mostly between 8am and 5pm. Victoria encourages a steady, collaborative pace so people can try new ways of coping and notice real changes over time.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Victoria lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like
Victoria combines client-centred work with emotionally-focused and mindfulness-based tools to support people online. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s perspective first and helps them feel heard while they talk through parenting stress, relationship strain or personal struggles. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on emotional patterns and attachment, which can help when feelings get in the way of connection and healthy boundaries. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiety, manage sleep issues and ease day-to-day tension.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Victoria discusses what matters to the individual and tries different methods until something feels useful. She explains options clearly and adapts the plan as goals evolve so people feel involved in decisions about their care.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging allows reflection between meetings. These options offer flexibility for parents balancing work, child care and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Victoria
What concerns can I bring to sessions?
Victoria supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, and parenting challenges. She also works with issues such as ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem and career stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and down-to-earth, focusing on listening and understanding each person’s experience. She blends emotion-focused work, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to match practical needs.
What experience does she bring?
Victoria has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns. Her background includes supporting people through grief, relationship strain and coping with life changes.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What formats are used for online sessions?
Victoria provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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