Victoria Gonticas, BACP

Victoria Gonticas is a UK-qualified integrative therapist with three years of professional experience who supports individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, low motivation, self-esteem concerns, bereavement and career difficulties. She combines training and practical experience to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each person's specific circumstances, adapting techniques to meet individual needs and goals.

Victoria works from a stance of respect, sensitivity and compassion, emphasising a nonjudgmental space where people can explore difficult feelings and make constructive changes. She recognises that seeking help requires courage and sees her role as one of support and empowerment throughout the process of change.

Victoria holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers a collaborative approach that aims to build understanding, strengthen coping skills and foster clearer communication. Her practice focuses on helping clients find more fulfilling and balanced lives by addressing both immediate concerns and longer term patterns that affect wellbeing.

How Victoria integrates therapy approaches for online care

Victoria draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early patterns of connection influence current relationships and emotional responses. This approach can help people understand attachment needs, manage fears of abandonment and improve closeness in relationships.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centres the client's experience and emphasises empathic listening and unconditional acceptance. This method supports self-exploration, self-esteem and personal growth by allowing clients to lead the pace and focus of sessions.

Victoria incorporates Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques when working on relationship dynamics and intense emotional cycles. EFT helps identify and reorganise emotional responses to foster greater understanding and connection between partners or within oneself.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Victoria works collaboratively with clients to determine the best fit based on their needs, goals and preferences. The conversation about goals and methods is ongoing and tailored as therapy progresses.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to access sessions from home or work, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and select the mode of contact that feels most comfortable for each person.