Counsellor profile
Victoria Ann Reid, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anger and relationships
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 265439
- Experience9 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Psychodynamic therapy
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Victoria
Victoria Ann Reid is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years' experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and anger. She also supports people with LGBT issues, gender dysphoria and challenges connected to sexuality.
Her background in education informs a practical, conversational way of working. Sessions focus on talking through the problems that are most pressing. She prefers clear, honest discussion rather than labels, and encourages people to bring whatever matters to them into the room.
Victoria uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time and where they may come from. She combines this with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments in everyday life. Mindfulness-based techniques are used to help with moment-to-moment stress and intense emotions.
Typical issues she helps with include coping with life changes, grief, addictions, intimacy concerns, eating difficulties, and self-esteem problems. She also has experience with attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and kink and alternative sexual cultures.
People who come for help with anger often want practical ways to reduce snapping, simmering resentment, or repeated conflicts. Victoria will work on what triggers those reactions and on manageable steps to handle them differently. The approach is conversational and steady, with an eye on small, realistic changes.
To start, clients follow the site's matching steps and schedule a first session. International clients may be accepted; sessions are carried out in English.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Victoria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavioural experiments in daily life. CBT sessions tend to be practical and task-focused, useful for work-related anger and recurrent thought patterns. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns and earlier experiences that shape how someone reacts now. This can help understand why certain situations trigger strong responses and where those responses began. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. She will work collaboratively to decide which approach or blend suits a person’s goals and preferences. The focus is on practical steps and understanding, not on rushing to any single method. The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm which options are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also allow choosing quieter surroundings or audio-only check-ins when video is not wanted. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use online sessions to help people maintain continuity of care and integrate changes into everyday life.Areas of focus
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9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She helps with snapping at loved ones, ongoing resentment, work-related frustration and other anger-related struggles. Anger is listed among the many concerns she works with.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style blends psychodynamic thinking with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions are conversational and focus on practical steps as well as patterns from the past.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, relationships and anger. Her background includes prior work in education.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom. The BACP credential is included exactly as supplied.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted according to the biography.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the matching and scheduling steps.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process starts the working relationship.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.