Victoria Hookway, BACP

Victoria Hookway is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing big life changes and intense emotions. She meets people where they are and moves at a pace that suits them. Her style is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at helping someone feel clearer and more able to cope.

She uses a person-centred approach that treats the client as the expert in their own life. Sessions are guided by the person's needs, so they can focus on practical strategies or on talking through emotions. Victoria supports people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, bipolar difficulties and grief among other concerns.

Victoria combines her private practice work with voluntary roles at a local mental health charity and therapeutic work within a school community. That range of experience informs how she responds to parenting and family-related worries and to clients facing work-related stress.

People who come to her can expect a warm, empathetic atmosphere where they are invited to make choices about what to bring to therapy. She has also written a guided journal, 365: A Year of Self-Discovery, designed to support reflection between sessions.

With five years of professional experience, Victoria aims to help people increase self-understanding, build coping strategies and reconnect with what matters to them. She encourages gradual change and works alongside clients as they try out new ways of managing everyday challenges.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Victoria describes a person-centred way of working, which focuses on the client's agenda and choices. In practice this means the counsellor listens closely, mirrors what is said and helps the person find their own solutions rather than imposing techniques. This suits issues where people need time to make sense of feelings or to decide on practical next steps.

Another common element in her practice is using practical strategies alongside talking. That might include simple coping techniques, pacing plans for stressful periods, or journalling prompts that extend work between sessions. These tools can help with anxiety, sleep difficulties and managing change in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss what the person hopes to achieve and try different ways of working until a good fit emerges. Decisions about pace, focus and methods are made together, based on needs, goals and preferences.

The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins and make it simpler to attend from different locations. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt techniques so remote sessions feel practical and useful without changing the core of the therapy.