Victoria "Vicky" Leithes , NCPS

Victoria "Vicky" Leithes is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with nine years' experience. She trained as a person-centred counsellor in 2012 and uses that approach as the foundation of her work. Vicky meets people where they are and helps them take the first steps toward clearer thinking and better coping.

Vicky focuses on everyday problems as well as more complex struggles. She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and grief. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, anger and career or parenting pressures.

Her practice includes work around ADHD, codependency, commitment concerns, panic attacks and post-traumatic stress. Vicky also supports people with sexual assault and abuse recovery and those facing family problems. She lists women’s issues among her additional focuses.

In sessions she follows a client-centred way of working, which means the conversation is guided by the person in front of her. Vicky listens carefully and reflects what she hears so people can better understand their own thoughts and choices.

Practical work in therapy may include talking through difficult moments, building coping strategies, and testing new ways to handle relationships and boundaries. People who choose Vicky often want a steady, empathetic counsellor who helps them find their own path forward.

Person-centred care and online access

Vicky uses Client-Centred Therapy as a core approach, which emphasises empathetic listening and placing the client's perspective at the centre of the work. This method helps people who need to be heard, are coping with loss or trauma, or want to build self-understanding and confidence.

Because she adapts the conversation to each person, the therapist will work with the client to find the best way forward. Deciding which methods to use is a collaborative process based on the client's needs, goals and preferences rather than a fixed plan.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel and are useful for deeper, interactive sessions. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to arrange regular appointments and to continue work from different places.