Victoria Livesey, BACP
Victoria Livesey offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes.
About Victoria
Victoria Livesey offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She aims to help clients untangle difficult feelings and find clearer ways forward. Conversations are simple and direct, with gentle prompts to help people notice what matters most.
Victoria uses a conversational, client-centred style that keeps the person at the heart of the work. She creates space for thoughts and feelings to be named without judgement.
Background and approach
Over time she helps clients spot patterns and try new ways of responding to old problems. Her approach also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to help people better understand their reactions in close relationships. This can be useful for worries about intimacy, trust or long-standing conflict.
Mindfulness techniques are offered too, often as short, practical exercises to help with sleeping, anxiety or staying calmer day to day. Victoria has four years of professional practice in the United Kingdom and lists BACP as a credential. She supports people with concerns such as depression, grief, addictions, ADHD, and career stress.
Additional areas she can address include body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness and attachment issues. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules. Victoria typically works weekdays from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions that fit their timetable.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 402164 | July 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 Victoria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- 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
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- 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
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Victoria names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
Victoria combines client-centred work with emotionally-focused therapy to help people notice their feelings and how those feelings affect relationships. Client-centred therapy means sessions centre on the individual's concerns, with the counsellor listening and reflecting so clients can find their own solutions. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people recognise patterns in close relationships and try new, safer ways of connecting that reduce repeated conflict.She also uses mindfulness exercises to teach simple ways of calming the body and focusing attention. These are short practices you can use for anxiety, sleep issues or when feeling overwhelmed. Victoria treats finding the right approach as a joint process - she will talk through options and adapt methods based on your needs, goals and preferences so the work fits your life.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face from another location, phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is low, and messaging suits quick check-ins or written reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions around work, caregiving or other commitments while keeping therapy practical and focused.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Victoria help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. Other areas include addictions, ADHD, career strain, body image and chronic illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Victoria adopts a client-centred approach with emotionally-focused and mindfulness elements. Conversations are straightforward and focused on practical steps you can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns. Her work blends relational and brief, solution-focused techniques.
Is she registered with any professional body in the UK?
Victoria lists BACP as a credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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