Vicky Paterson

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT techniques
• Relationship issues

About Vicky

Vicky Paterson works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression using practical, evidence-informed methods. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' professional experience in the UK.

Vicky believes people know their own story and have strengths they can use to manage problems. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and small, workable steps. She explains techniques and helps clients practise them between meetings.

Her main approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers tools to change unhelpful patterns. Vicky uses this to address anxiety, low mood, stress reactions and relationship patterns.

She also works with issues linked to attachment, abandonment and communication problems. Other areas she has experience with include body image, chronic illness or pain, caregiving stress, autism and some personality-related difficulties. Vicky aims to help people build practical skills for managing day-to-day challenges.

Sessions are focused and straightforward, with time spent on identifying concerns, trying techniques in session and setting simple tasks to try afterwards. Clients can expect clear explanations and direct work on the problems they bring. Vicky accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English.

How CBT and online sessions can work together

CBT is a structured approach that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises such as thought records, behavioural experiments and activity planning to reduce anxiety and low mood and to change unhelpful patterns.

Vicky focuses on clear, goal-oriented work and uses CBT techniques to help clients test new ways of thinking and acting. This approach suits issues like stress, relationship patterns, low self-esteem and many trauma-related reactions because it gives specific steps to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Vicky will discuss your concerns, goals and preferences and together you will choose which techniques to try and how to pace the work. The choice of methods is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Please confirm the session formats available before you book, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or avoiding video if you prefer audio only. Registered or accredited professionals can offer similar therapeutic work remotely, and Vicky accepts international clients so practical arrangements can be discussed when you start.

Topics Vicky lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Traumatic brain injury
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Vicky

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed as a main area of work and she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address it.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), focusing on how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and on practical skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients, though practical arrangements may vary by location.

How are sessions arranged and what formats are used?

Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify exact formats to use.

How much do sessions cost and how are payments handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.