Vanessa Higgins, BACP

Vanessa Higgins is a counsellor with more than 10 years of professional experience supporting people through some of life’s most difficult moments. She specialises in working with anxiety, depression, stress, and emotional distress, offering tailored interventions designed to help individuals rebuild emotional balance and improve mental wellbeing.

Vanessa works in an integrative way, drawing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred Therapy, and psychodynamic theory so she can adapt methods to each person’s unique needs. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, Person-Centred Therapy emphasises empathy and the client’s own capacity for growth, and psychodynamic ideas explore how past experiences can shape present patterns.

Her practice is grounded in genuine empathy and a professional commitment to supporting clients at a pace that feels right for them. Vanessa aims to create an environment where people feel listened to, emotionally supported, and more able to manage current challenges. She holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, as her professional credential.

Session availability is concentrated on Mondays throughout the day and into the early evening, with additional clinic hours on Fridays. There are sometimes other sporadic sessions during the week, and these available slots can vary from week to week.

Integrative therapeutic approaches for online care

Vanessa draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help people recognise and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, often used for anxiety, low mood, and stress by teaching skills to change responses to challenging situations.

She also uses Person-Centred Therapy which emphasises empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own strengths. This approach supports self-understanding and emotional growth, helping people feel heard and more confident in finding their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Vanessa works collaboratively with each client to identify what fits best. Together they consider the client’s needs, goals, and personal preferences, and adapt methods over time as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Vanessa is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. These options make it easier to access registered professionals from different locations within the United Kingdom and to choose the format that feels most comfortable and convenient for ongoing work.