Victoria Hookway

Victoria Hookway is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing difficult life changes and persistent worries. She welcomes conversation about stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strains, depression, ADHD and relationship or family concerns. Her manner is down to earth and practical, aimed at helping people make changes that feel realistic for their lives.

Victoria uses a person-centred approach, which means sessions are guided by the person coming for help. The client’s experience leads the work and Victoria listens for what matters most. If someone wants strategies and techniques, she will include them. If someone needs space to talk through emotions, the sessions can focus on that instead.

She works in private practice, volunteers with a local mental health charity and provides therapeutic input within a school community. Victoria has five years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, cited as BACP.

Her wider focus includes grief, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and coping with life changes, plus areas such as attachment matters, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues and body image. She aims to make therapy a steady process, moving at the client’s pace.

Victoria has published a guided journal titled 365: A Year of Self-Discovery, created to support reflection and ongoing exploration alongside counselling work. She encourages people to take small steps and offers warm, empathic support throughout the journey.

Approaches that guide online and in-person work

Victoria describes her main method as person-centred therapy, which focuses on the client’s perspective and follows their lead in sessions. This approach is useful for people who need someone to listen, help them clarify feelings and find their own solutions.

She also draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to introduce practical strategies when needed. These techniques can help with stress management, sleep problems, anxiety and building coping tools to manage day-to-day challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Victoria will work with each person to decide what feels helpful and adapt the style over time based on goals and what is working best for them.

Confirm the therapist's current session formats before booking to know what is available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that is useful. It can also make it simpler to continue work with a therapist if the person moves or lives outside the immediate area. Registered or accredited professionals can offer therapeutic help remotely, and Victoria accepts international clients, so check the session options when you make arrangements.