- Client-centred focus
- Trauma-aware
- Practical tools
About Victoria
Victoria Prestney-Vaughan is a BACP counsellor who helps people who feel overwhelmed or stuck. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical ways to cope better. Her style aims to make it easier to talk about hard things and to begin small changes that feel manageable.
She has worked in counselling for 12 years and also runs groups and teaches counselling skills. That experience includes supporting people with anger, stress and anxiety, and with the effects of trauma and abuse. She has particular experience helping people manage grief and relationship difficulties.
In sessions she aims to build a trusting space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. The work is collaborative - clients and she decide what to focus on together. She encourages people to develop tools they can use between meetings to cope with life’s challenges.
Her approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy alongside Attachment-Based and Trauma-Focused methods. That means she attends to how relationships shape feelings and uses ways of working that address the impact of difficult events. The tone is calm, practical and responsive to each person’s needs.
If you are looking for help with parenting stress, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, or ADHD-related frustrations, she can help you talk these through. To begin, read the profile details and use the site’s steps to match with her and schedule a first appointment.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers a non-judgemental space and follows the client’s lead to help them make sense of their feelings. This approach can help with low self-esteem, anxiety and navigating life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect how people feel and behave now. It helps identify patterns in close connections and provides simple ways to try different approaches to relating and reacting.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the impact of distressing events. It aims to reduce the hold those events have on day-to-day life and to build coping skills for memories and triggers.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to use. That collaborative process is used whether the focus is relationships, grief, anger or stress management.
Please check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats also need less internet bandwidth or let people avoid being on camera, so practical life demands can be better balanced with regular sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, anger, grief, and parenting stress, among other issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centred, with attention to attachment patterns and the effects of trauma where relevant.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience, including group work and teaching counselling skills.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions for English-speaking people.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.