Counsellor profile
Victoria Ann Reid, BACP
Counsellor - psychodynamic and CBT focus
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- CBT tools
- Mindfulness practice
About Victoria
Counsellor and BACP member Victoria Ann Reid has nine years' experience offering psychodynamic counselling in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, gender dysphoria and sexuality questions, as well as stress and relationship concerns. Victoria says clients can bring any issue to sessions without being labelled.
Victoria previously worked in education and now helps people looking for guidance in everyday life. She tends to draw on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current patterns. Sessions also use elements from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness to help people with immediate coping skills.
In sessions she listens for recurring patterns in relationships and emotional life. That can help make sense of feelings like shame, guilt, emptiness or recurring anger. Work may include looking at attachment issues, difficulties around intimacy, or challenges linked to autism and Asperger syndrome.
Victoria supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-harm and compassion fatigue. She also works with concerns connected to kink and alternative sexual culture, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and questions about gender and sexual identity.
Her approach mixes short-term practical techniques and deeper reflective work. Mindfulness exercises can help with anxiety and seasonal mood changes. CBT-style tools are used when people want clear steps to manage thoughts and behaviour.
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. To begin, clients use the site matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Victoria combines psychodynamic counselling with practical methods to support reflection and change. Psychodynamic work looks at past relationships and early experiences to understand repeating emotional patterns and difficulties in intimacy. It can be useful for people who want to understand why they react in certain ways.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression and anger where people want clear steps to manage responses. Mindfulness practice is offered to help with stress, anxiety and seasonal mood shifts by building simple awareness and grounding techniques.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor discusses goals and preferences with each person and draws from these methods to build a plan together. This is a collaborative process and can change as conversations progress.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit your everyday life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most often?
She works with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties and gender dysphoria, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her main counselling style?
Her primary approach is psychodynamic counselling, with elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness used as needed.
How much experience does she have?
Victoria has nine years' experience in counselling and a background in education.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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