Victoria "Vicky" Leithes, NCPS

Victoria "Vicky" Leithes is an NCPS-registered counsellor with nine years of practice in the United Kingdom. She trained as a person-centred counsellor in 2012 and now draws on that approach to shape her work with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or distressed.

Vicky aims to make the first step easier. She offers steady, non-judgemental support while someone talks through what matters most to them. Her style is compassionate and straightforward, with a focus on listening and understanding each person’s experience.

In sessions she pays close attention to how stress, anxiety and low mood show up in daily life. She also helps people dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, and those trying to recover from panic or post-traumatic stress. Practical conversation and reflective listening are common parts of her work.

Vicky can also support people facing relationship strain, issues around intimacy, parenting challenges, eating concerns, and career-related stress. She works with codependency and commitment worries, and with those coping with grief or major life changes. ADHD, anger and women’s issues are included in her areas of focus.

Her overall aim is to help people find more clarity and more usable ways to move forward. She matches the way she works to each person’s needs, helping them notice strengths and try small changes that fit their life.

Person-centred care online and what it looks like

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist offers empathy, acceptance and reflection to help people make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach is often useful for stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship or identity concerns because it helps clients feel heard and clearer about next steps.

Vicky tailors her approach to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. She will work together with clients to decide which ways of working feel most helpful, adjusting the pace and focus as needs, goals and preferences become clearer. That means the therapeutic route is decided collaboratively rather than imposed.

Online therapy here can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are close to in-person sessions and allow visual interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio-only check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, brief reflections or people who find typed conversation easier to manage. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on progress and practical support.