Vanessa East, BACP

Vanessa East is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma, grief, addiction and issues around intimacy. She also supports those dealing with eating concerns, parenting stress, anger, low self-esteem, career changes and ADHD. Vanessa brings three years of experience and works from the United Kingdom. She communicates in English and accepts international clients.

Vanessa adapts her way of working to each person who comes to sessions. She uses a mix of talking, practical tools and gentle exercises to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping. Sessions can focus on a single pressing issue or look back to earlier life events to understand current struggles.

Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive-behavioural techniques alongside client-centred listening and elements from dialectical approaches. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings, helps spot unhelpful thoughts and supports skills for managing intense emotions. The aim is to make therapy useful in day-to-day life.

Vanessa’s professional registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP. She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma, personality-related issues and chronic health challenges. Her background includes training in hypnotherapy and integrative therapeutic counselling.

Work is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape feelings and expectations in current life. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build safer ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behaviour changes to improve mood and reduce anxiety. It is practical and goal-focused, useful for worry, low mood and many daily struggles. Client-centred therapy emphasises listening with acceptance and helping people find their own answers; it is helpful when someone needs space to process feelings and regain a sense of direction.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss the options and combine methods that match a person's goals, needs and preferences. Sessions can emphasise skills training, longer self-exploration, or a mix of both depending on what the client wants to work on.

Online delivery offers practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, journalling-style reflections, or people who prefer writing to talking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.