About Victoria
Victoria Pike is a counsellor with five years' experience who works in a person-centred, humanistic way. She focuses on building a trusting connection so people feel heard and supported. Vicky aims to create a warm and compassionate space where clients can talk through worries without pressure or judgement.
Her practice often supports people struggling with stress and anxiety. She also helps those facing grief, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes.
Background and approach
Vicky pays attention to how illness and caregiving affect daily life, and she offers space for concerns related to body image, sexuality, and pregnancy and childbirth. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and pace. The counsellor listens, reflects, and follows the concerns a person brings to the room rather than imposing a set plan.
This makes therapy adaptable for people dealing with practical and emotional aftermaths of illness, fertility challenges, or end-of-life matters. She has particular experience supporting people affected by cancer and those with maternal anxiety, plus people working or studying in academic settings. Vicky combines steady presence with empathy to help people untangle what feels overwhelming and find clearer next steps.
People meet her for short-term problem-focused work or longer conversations about life purpose and identity. Appointments can be scheduled in different formats to fit work and family commitments, and sessions proceed at a pace the person chooses.
Therapeutic approaches and flexible online sessions
Victoria works mainly from a person-centred, humanistic perspective. This approach centres on listening and on trusting the person's own capacity to make sense of their experience. It is useful for people who need time and reflective space to process anxiety, grief, or life changes.She also draws on evidence-based techniques to support coping with stress and mood problems. These techniques include practical strategies for managing overwhelming thoughts and building everyday routines that reduce anxiety and lift mood. Such methods can help with persistent worry, low mood, and adjusting to illness or caregiving demands.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and adapt the way sessions unfold accordingly. Together they decide which methods feel most helpful so work stays relevant and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation when schedules allow. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections, ongoing support between sessions, or times when typing feels easier. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and medical commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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