Victoria "Vicki" Readings, BACP

Victoria "Vicki" Readings is a UK-based counselling therapist with five years of focused clinical experience and a BACP credential, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her training in Adlerian theory guides a practical interest in how family background, childhood memories and lifestyle shape adult behaviour and relationships, helping clients explore patterns and make conscious changes.

Her practice blends talking therapy rooted in a person-centred approach with creative and metaphorical methods, including drawing and talking and phototherapy. These tools are used alongside conversational work to help clients express difficult feelings, build insight and move toward clearer goals. Victoria tailors each session to the individual, drawing on techniques that promote engagement, self-awareness and emotional processing.

Alongside traditional counselling, Victoria integrates holistic practices such as yoga, laughter yoga and mindfulness when appropriate, offering clients additional strategies for managing stress and anxiety and for strengthening overall wellbeing. She has worked with a wide range of issues, from stress, anxiety and depression to family dynamics, parenting concerns, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

Victoria brings specialist insight from experience with military life and a background in education, enabling her to support people across the lifespan from children and adolescents to adults. She approaches therapy with empathy and collaboration, supporting clients to clarify values, build coping skills and pursue meaningful change.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online

Victoria "Vicki" Readings draws on Adlerian principles and person-centred practice to guide her online work. Adlerian-informed therapy examines how family life, early memories and personal goals shape current behaviours and relationships, helping clients identify patterns and try new ways of relating. Person-centred work focuses on empathic listening and supporting the client's own capacity for insight and growth, which can be especially helpful for building self-esteem and navigating life transitions.

She also integrates mindfulness-based practices, including breath awareness and gentle movement drawn from yoga traditions, to support stress and anxiety management. These simple, evidence-informed techniques can be used alongside conversation to help clients develop practical coping skills and greater emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Victoria collaborates with each person to identify the best fit based on their needs, goals and preferences. Registered professionals can adapt these methods to online formats so therapy remains flexible and client-centred.

Online sessions - via video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging - allow for accessible, consistent support around busy schedules and changing circumstances. This variety of formats makes it easier to maintain momentum between sessions and to choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable for each client.