Victoria Hookway

Victoria Hookway is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, anger and other life changes. She aims to work at a pace that feels right for each person and to help them find their own solutions.

Victoria uses a person-centred approach, meaning the client leads the conversation and she listens without judgement. If someone wants practical strategies and techniques, she will help develop them. If a client needs space to talk through feelings, she will make room for that too.

Her practice includes help with trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, ADHD and autistic spectrum conditions. She also supports people dealing with grief, sleep problems, relationship or family difficulties, low self-esteem and coping with change.

Victoria combines her private practice work with volunteering for a local mental health charity and therapeutic work within her school community. She supports children and their families through challenging times as part of that community role.

She describes herself as down to earth and values the effort clients bring to therapy. Victoria has five years of experience and has published a guided journal titled 365: A Year of Self-Discovery to help people reflect between sessions.

To begin, she asks people to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

How person-centred approaches work online

Victoria uses a person-centred framework that puts the client in charge of what to talk about and when. This approach is about listening closely and following what matters most to the person, whether the focus is on feelings, memories or practical problem solving.

She also draws on evidence-based techniques to build coping strategies and practical skills. These techniques are about learning new ways to manage stress, anger or sleep difficulties and practising them between sessions. For trauma-related concerns she combines sensitive listening with paced, client-led steps to help people feel more grounded.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy. Victoria aims to agree the methods with each client and to adapt them as needs and goals change. The work is collaborative and paced according to the individual's comfort and progress.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel and can reduce time spent on commuting. It also allows shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day and makes it simple to continue work between appointments using tools like reflection exercises and the guided journal she has published.