Victoria Barnett , NCPS

Victoria Barnett is a UK credentialed counsellor who combines practical experience with a compassionate, client-focused approach. She holds the NCPS credential and works with adults and young people to help them gain clarity, build resilience, and move toward positive change. Victoria approaches mental health with the same importance she attributes to physical health and encourages people not to face difficulties alone but to explore and address them together.

Her background includes roles with the NHS, several charities, and private practice, giving her a broad perspective on common and complex life challenges. She blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with psychodynamic and person-centred methods to create tailored strategies that suit each person’s needs and circumstances. This flexible integration allows her to adapt techniques based on what helps a client make steady progress.

Victoria offers support for a wide range of concerns, including depression and anxiety, bereavement and loss, relationship difficulties, emotional confusion, stress, autism and ADHD support, self-esteem issues, LGBTQ+ identity exploration, past abuse, loneliness, trauma, and abortion. If a particular issue is not listed, she invites prospective clients to discuss it, and where appropriate she can signpost to other resources or professionals.

Approaches that inform online therapy and what to expect

Victoria draws on several evidence-informed approaches to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships to help clients understand how those patterns affect current relationships and emotional responses. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, non-directive relationship in which the therapist provides empathy and understanding so clients can explore their own goals and find solutions that feel authentic to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Victoria works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors the work over time, combining techniques as appropriate to support practical progress and emotional insight.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility - sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity when schedules change, and access support from familiar surroundings while working with licensed professionals and therapists.