Vanessa East, BACP
Vanessa East is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and a wide range of other challenges.
About Vanessa
Vanessa East is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and a wide range of other challenges. She offers a calm, direct way of working that focuses on the issue you bring and on clear, practical steps to feel better.
Vanessa is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her sessions are adaptable and client-led.
Background and approach
She listens for what matters most and matches her responses to each person's needs. This can mean short-term work to tackle a specific problem or longer conversations that look at patterns that repeat in life and relationships. Vanessa draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections shape feelings and behaviour.
She also uses client-centred methods to keep the conversation grounded in your experience, and cognitive tools to help change unhelpful thoughts. These approaches are used alongside other ways of working depending on what the person wants. In practice she offers talking work that can include emotion regulation, skills for coping with distress, and exploring loss or shame.
Sessions may also address intimacy, body image, parenting strain, ADHD-related concerns, and coping with life changes. People meet Vanessa through an online matching process and then choose from video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Her three years of experience includes work with a broad range of presenting issues across statutory and voluntary settings.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 396567 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Vanessa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Vanessa names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current emotions and patterns. It helps people understand why certain situations trigger strong reactions and supports building more supported ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's experience in the room, offering empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers straightforward tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviours, useful for anxiety, mood and coping with life changes.Finding the best approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and often combines elements from different methods to meet practical needs. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or as priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are good when visual connection helps the work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need to fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to attend therapy from different locations and to choose the format that fits daily life.
Frequently asked
What concerns can I bring to sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related problems, among many other concerns listed on her profile.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The style is client-centred and approachable, with practical steps and emotional exploration. Vanessa adapts the pace and focus to each person's needs.
What is Vanessa's background and experience?
She has three years of professional experience and has worked across a range of agencies with varied presenting issues.
Is Vanessa affiliated with any professional body and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Vanessa?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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