Vikki Cunningham, BACP

Vikki Cunningham uses a warm, relational approach that helps people make sense of difficult experiences. She aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where someone can talk about what’s been happening and find a manageable pace for change.

Vikki focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also pays close attention to attachment and abandonment issues, communication and control problems, and struggles such as codependency and feelings of emptiness. Practical day-to-day effects like chronic pain, illness and fatherhood concerns are within her scope too.

Her work draws on client-centred principles, motivational interviewing and trauma-focused ways of working. Sessions are collaborative and guided by what matters most to the person in the room. Conversations may include reflection, gentle exploration and planning small steps forward.

Vikki has three years of experience and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She practises from the United Kingdom and is available to work with people internationally in English.

People often come to her when past experiences keep surfacing and affecting how they relate to others or themselves. She aims to help people recognise patterns, build coping strategies and make clearer choices about next steps.

Away from counselling, Vikki enjoys simple craft projects, staying active and reading. She describes her view as grounded in equality and compassion, and seeks to walk alongside people as they work out what comes next.

How Vikki's approaches work online and what to expect

Vikki draws on client-centred therapy, motivational interviewing and trauma-focused ways of working to support people online. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening with empathy and following the person's lead to build understanding and self-awareness. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify what they want to change and find their own reasons to take small steps. Trauma-focused therapy looks at how past events continue to affect daily life and uses careful, paced work to reduce distress and improve coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Vikki treats the first few sessions as collaborative time to identify priorities, try different methods and agree on a way forward that fits the person's goals and comfort level.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing, want to reflect between messages, or need sessions that fit around shifts and busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, family and travel commitments.