Victoria "Vicky" Leithes, NCPS

Victoria "Vicky" Leithes is a UK-based counsellor with nine years of professional experience who combines a warm, empathetic presence with practical support to help people move toward more fulfilling lives. She qualified in 2012 as a person-centered counsellor and works from that foundation while adapting other therapeutic methods to meet each person’s needs. Vicky’s practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting challenges, anger, career transitions, and ADHD.

Known for a compassionate, client-centered style, she creates a non-judgmental space where individuals can explore thoughts, emotions, and experiences at their own pace. Vicky believes in the inherent potential of every person and focuses on helping clients build insight, resilience, and practical strategies for change. She supports people through life transitions and relationship challenges and works collaboratively to identify goals and pathways toward greater self-awareness and wellbeing. Vicky holds the NCPS credential, which indicates professional training and adherence to recognised standards in counselling practice, and she offers her services to people located in the United Kingdom.

Client-Centered Approaches and Online Support

Victoria "Vicky" Leithes primarily uses a client-centered approach, which focuses on listening deeply, reflecting clients' experiences, and supporting them to discover their own solutions. This method helps with issues like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and life transitions by creating a respectful, empathetic environment that fosters personal insight.

Alongside person-centered work, she adopts an integrative, tailored approach by drawing on other therapeutic methods as needed to suit each individual's circumstances. This flexibility means techniques are chosen to match the person's goals and the nature of the challenges they face, such as addiction, trauma-related concerns, or family and parenting difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Victoria will work with clients to identify their needs, preferences, and aims, and together they will adapt ways of working that feel most helpful. Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support into busy lives and to access registered professionals from home or elsewhere.