Victoria Hookway, BACP

Victoria Hookway is a BACP registered counsellor in the United Kingdom, offering calm, down-to-earth support to people facing significant and often life-changing challenges. With five years of clinical experience, she takes a person-centred approach that recognises each client as the expert in their own life and focuses sessions around the client’s needs. Being registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) signals her commitment to professional standards and ongoing development.

Victoria blends open, empathetic listening with practical work when clients want it, so sessions can include strategy-building and skill development as well as space for processing emotions. She supports people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and family difficulties, depression, ADHD and a broad range of life changes. Her practice also attends to attachment concerns, autism spectrum issues, blended family dynamics, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and more.

In addition to private practice, Victoria volunteers for a local mental health charity and works therapeutically within her school community, providing support for children and their families. She is motivated by the effort clients put into change and aims to help them find greater authenticity and wellbeing. Victoria is also the author of a guided journal, 365: A Year of Self-Discovery, created to offer tools for reflection and growth.

Person-Centred Care and Online Therapy

Victoria practices a person-centred approach that places the individual’s perspective at the heart of therapy - sessions are guided by the client’s priorities and paced to their needs, whether they want space to explore emotions or to develop practical strategies. She also uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques, offering structured tools and skills aimed at managing symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related life challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Victoria works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best with their goals, preferences and circumstances. She combines empathic listening with practical work when appropriate, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Victoria is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and locations. These options make it easier to access support from the United Kingdom or abroad, accommodate busy family or work commitments, and allow clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable for their therapeutic work.