Victoria Prestney-Vaughan , BACP

Victoria Prestney-Vaughan is a BACP registered counsellor, group facilitator and counselling skills lecturer who supports people learning to cope differently with life’s challenges. Registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), she focuses on helping clients build practical tools and greater resilience for their mental health.

With over 11 years of professional experience, Victoria has developed particular expertise in working with young people and in anger management. She also supports individuals dealing with stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting concerns, and other life transitions.

Victoria works to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored safely. She encourages clients to take courageous first steps toward change and offers support and empowerment as they develop strategies that fit their lives. Her approach blends practical skill-building with attentive listening to help people find clearer ways forward.

Attachment, Client-Centered and Trauma-Focused Care Online

Victoria integrates attachment-based, client-centered and trauma-focused approaches to tailor support to each person’s needs. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current bonds and communication patterns, helping with relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person’s own experience and strengths, offering empathetic listening and guidance to build self-esteem and clearer decision-making. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and processing traumatic experiences, providing tools to manage symptoms and reduce the impact of past harm.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Victoria works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best suit their goals, needs and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt techniques over time as progress and circumstances evolve, so treatment is shaped together rather than imposed.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to access support from different locations. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and in how people express themselves, allowing clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable while working with a qualified therapist.