About Vicky
Vicky Paterson offers practical, straightforward counselling rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She frames sessions around real problems and clear steps. Vicky uses short-term, goal-focused conversations to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood.
She is named at the start so people know who will be guiding the process. Vicky has four years of professional experience working with issues such as relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and shaken self-esteem.
How Vicky works
She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns and cancer-related distress. Sessions take an everyday tone and focus on skills that can be practised between appointments. Her approach begins by listening to each person’s story and spotting patterns that maintain distress.
She then works collaboratively to set small, achievable steps. CBT techniques are used to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new routines that reduce anxiety and lift mood. Vicky aims to make the work feel manageable.
Conversations include problem-solving, behaviour experiments and simple exercises tailored to the person. Progress is reviewed regularly so the plan can change if needed. People who reach out can expect clear explanations and practical tools.
Vicky values strengths and resources the client already has, and she helps people use those strengths to move towards their goals.
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What Vicky works with
The areas below are the ones Vicky selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- 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
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How CBT and online sessions work together
CBT is a practical, problem-focused approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses structured exercises and short tasks to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.Behavioural techniques complement CBT by encouraging small changes in daily routines and activities. These steps can reduce avoidance and build confidence through repeated practice. Together these approaches suit people who want clear strategies and measurable progress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different techniques to see what helps. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as needs and preferences become clearer.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging gives practical flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to work on CBT tasks between sessions and to maintain continuity when life is busy.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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