Vanessa Browell

Vanessa Browell is a counsellor with 13 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She uses a respectful, sensitive approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and anger. Vanessa aims to create a space where people can talk through hard feelings and begin to make practical changes. Vanessa works directly with concerns such as coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with workplace pressures, career uncertainty and panic attacks. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, guilt and shame, and issues that arise for visually impaired people. Her practice draws on Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening and building understanding in the conversation. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which helps people spot and change thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. These approaches are chosen to match each person’s needs rather than following one fixed method. Vanessa describes sessions as tailored to the individual. She works with people to set realistic goals and to develop strategies they can use between meetings. The emphasis is on steady, practical steps rather than quick fixes. People who choose to work with Vanessa complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling. She supports international clients and offers guidance for those ready to begin the process.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of the work. In practice this means the counsellor listens with warmth, reflects what she hears and helps people make sense of their feelings. It is useful for grief, isolation, anger and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Vanessa uses CBT techniques to help people spot patterns that maintain anxiety, panic or low mood and to try small experiments that change those patterns. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt sessions to fit the individual. This is a collaborative process meant to find a way of working that suits each person. Session logistics should be checked before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Confirm available session types and times when you complete the matching questionnaire. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people connect from different locations while keeping therapy part of their routine.