Victoria Prestney-Vaughan, BACP

People often look for a counsellor when they want new ways to cope, and Victoria Prestney-Vaughan believes that reaching out is the first step toward finding a way through difficult times. She recognises that some people feel they are not coping at all and approaches each person with respect for the courage it takes to seek change.

Victoria is a BACP registered counsellor - BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and she also works as a group facilitator and a counselling skills lecturer. With 12 years of professional experience, she has developed particular strengths in supporting young people and in anger management work. Her practice also includes helping with stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, family matters, parenting, self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue and ADHD.

She focuses on helping people build practical tools for navigating difficulties and strengthening mental resilience. Victoria aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored safely. She supports and empowers people to take the next steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life, working collaboratively to identify approaches that fit each person’s needs and goals.

Attachment and Trauma-Informed Support Online

Victoria draws on attachment-based therapy to help people understand how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional responses; this work can be useful for those struggling with intimacy, relationship difficulties, or long-standing trust issues. She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening without judgement and helping the person lead the pace and direction of their change; this approach supports self-esteem, coping with life changes, and day-to-day stresses. When appropriate, trauma-focused therapy is used to address the effects of traumatic experiences and to help people process painful memories and reduce their ongoing impact.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the journey, and Victoria works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She will discuss different ways of working and adapt methods as the relationship and work evolve to ensure the approach remains helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and people can also choose live chat or text-based messaging when that better suits their routine or comfort level. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions around busy lives, and access support from different locations while working with registered professionals and therapists experienced in remote practice.