About Victoria
Victoria Wren offers calm, impartial support for people facing stress, anxiety and related challenges. She invites clients to talk about whatever is on their mind and listens from their point of view. Sessions focus on helping people identify what they would like to change and take manageable steps towards that change.
Victoria keeps the pace gentle and follows the client’s lead. She describes her style as compassionate and non-judgemental. Clients stay in charge of what they bring to sessions and of how quickly they move forward.
Background and approach
She has more than 23 years of experience across education and therapeutic settings. Her background includes a Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling, a Master of Science in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education for secondary teaching. She is also undertaking PhD studies with the University of Exeter.
Victoria has worked with people coping with trauma and abuse, bereavement, addictions, depression and bipolar, and with concerns around self-esteem and relationship difficulties. She also supports those dealing with life changes, career stress, parenting strain and compassion fatigue. Her practice covers a wide range of additional focus areas, such as attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, fertility and end-of-life matters.
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials.
Client-centred approaches and online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person without judgement. The counsellor offers empathy and reflection so the client can make sense of their feelings and decide what they want to change. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, self-esteem and relationship concerns because it helps people feel heard and clearer about their next steps.Victoria will work collaboratively to find the right way forward. She discusses approaches with each person and adapts them to match the client’s goals and preferences. Deciding on a method is part of the process and happens together over the first few sessions.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and mirror in-person sessions. Phone sessions work well when video would interrupt a day or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflection and more frequent contact without arranging a full session. These options help people fit counselling around work, family life and other commitments while keeping the focus on progress and accessibility.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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