Counsellor profile
Vikki Cunningham, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Trauma and life changes
Continue with VikkiWhere Vikki stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 406922
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Trauma-focused work
- Motivational interviewing
About Vikki
Vikki Cunningham is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with people who are carrying stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and life changes. Vikki also addresses issues such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, family problems and the long shadow of domestic abuse.
She uses a relational, trauma-informed way of working that puts the person's experience first. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable. Conversations can move between careful reflection and practical steps, depending on what helps in the moment.
Vikki often supports people who notice past experiences showing up in current relationships. She will listen about patterns like people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or feeling responsible for someone else's moods or crises. The room is used for sorting out how those patterns started and what keeps them going now.
Practical tools and motivational conversation may be brought in when someone wants to change a behaviour or try a different way of responding. Trauma-focused techniques are used sensitively with people who have survived abuse or childhood adversity. The focus is on what the client feels ready to look at and work on.
Outside of counselling she enjoys craft projects, staying active and reading. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and then book a first session that fits their needs.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on the person's priorities, with the counsellor following the client's pace and concerns. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people weigh up change and find their own reasons to try something different. Used online, it often looks like focused, practical discussion about next steps and goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Vikki will discuss what seems most helpful and will adjust methods based on the client's needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and reviewed as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, shorten a check-in when time is limited, or avoid travel on a workday. Many people find video or phone sessions help them keep continuity while dealing with life pressures, and arrangements can be shaped to practical routines rather than being disruptive.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as codependency and attachment difficulties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her way of working is relational and trauma-informed, with a client-centred emphasis and practical conversation when change is wanted.
How much experience does she have?
Vikki has three years' experience as a counsellor in the UK.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; check time differences before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.