Vanessa Browell , NCPS

Vanessa Browell is a counsellor who works with people facing stress, anxiety and grief. She brings 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and supports people through major life changes and workplace pressures. Vanessa also helps with compassion fatigue and issues linked to trauma and abuse.

Her approach focuses on listening first and tailoring conversations to each person. She uses client-centred methods that put the person’s concerns at the heart of sessions. She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes to feel better.

Vanessa has worked with those coping with abandonment and attachment difficulties, dissociation, guilt and shame, and panic attacks. She also supports people who are visually impaired and those managing caregiver stress. Women's issues are a recognised area of focus in her work.

Sessions are shaped around what each person needs. Vanessa will make a shared plan and adjust it as progress is made. The emphasis is on practical steps and clear, compassionate conversation.

People choose her when they want calm, straightforward help with problems such as low self-esteem, career stress, or ongoing sadness. She aims to empower clients to build coping skills and make steady changes in daily life.

How counselling approaches work online

Client-centred therapy is about being heard and understood. The counsellor focuses on your perspective and follows your priorities, helping you feel clearer about what matters and what to change. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple exercises to reduce anxiety, panic and low mood.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with you about your needs, goals and preferences, and together you will choose methods that fit. That collaborative process means the plan can change as you learn what helps most.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to offer practical flexibility. Video gives a fuller conversation, phone can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quicker check-ins and messaging lets you share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on steady progress and usable tools.