- Practical steps
- Focus on sleep
- Collaborative approach
About Victoria
Victoria Swart is a counsellor with seven years' experience who focuses on practical, compassionate support. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and loss, and she includes sleep and resting concerns among her areas of work. Victoria presents herself as down-to-earth and approachable for someone who feels overwhelmed by life changes or painful emotions.
She trained as a counsellor and holds NCPS, which is shown as her credential. Victoria has worked in private practice and has experience volunteering with a suicide-prevention charity. She also has experience in life coaching and supporting people through transitions, identity questions and confidence issues.
In sessions she prefers a collaborative, person-centred style. That means sessions often begin by listening to what matters most to the client, then trying simple, practical steps together. She uses approaches such as cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment tools, and attachment-focused ways of thinking to suit each person’s needs.
Victoria commonly helps with emotional regulation, grief and relationship concerns, as well as longer-term issues like addiction, bipolar difficulties and chronic illness. She also addresses parenting pressures, body-image worries and career-related stress among other topics.
Her approach aims to make therapy feel manageable. Conversations focus on clear goals, small achievable changes and ways to improve sleep and daily routines where that is relevant.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Victoria draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and to clarify the values that guide daily choices. ACT can help with anxiety, stress and patterns that keep sleep disrupted.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This can be helpful for intimacy-related concerns, relationship difficulties and some forms of anxiety that affect rest and sleep.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will shape sessions together, blending methods where that feels most useful. The client and counsellor decide what to try and review what helps.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact session formats before booking. Many people choose online therapy because it can fit around work, care or travel commitments, and because it can be easier to keep appointments when they do not require travel. Online work can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that avoid video when that suits a quieter or lower-bandwidth setup.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and self-esteem issues, and also addresses sleep and eating concerns among other difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, using practical steps alongside approaches such as cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment tools and attachment-based thinking.
What professional background does she have?
She has seven years of experience, has worked in private practice and volunteers for a suicide-prevention charity, and has experience in life coaching and counselling.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Her listed credential is NCPS and she practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.