- Thoughts and everyday habits
- Practical step-by-step work
- Warm, non-judgemental listening
About Victoria
Victoria Swart is an integrative counsellor with seven years' experience. She offers calm, down-to-earth support for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief or life transitions. Victoria uses practical, everyday language in sessions to help people make manageable changes to thoughts and habits.
Victoria combines several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses techniques from acceptance and commitment work and cognitive behavioural methods to help with unhelpful thinking and everyday routines. Attachment-focused ideas and emotionally-focused work guide conversations about relationships and intimacy-related concerns.
Her background includes a private practice, online work, and volunteering with a suicide prevention charity. The credential NCPS appears in her profile as the record of her professional standing. Over seven years she has supported people through loss, identity shifts, career decisions and mood difficulties.
In sessions she aims to listen without judgement and to set clear, practical steps. Conversations often include noticing thought patterns, experimenting with new habits, and practising small changes between meetings. She also discusses coping strategies for sleep, eating and addictive behaviours when relevant.
Victoria welcomes people who want a straightforward approach that connects thinking to everyday routines. She encourages a gentle pace and tailored goals. To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
NCPS · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Victoria often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. This approach focuses on accepting difficult feelings while making small, purposeful changes in daily life.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to identify thinking patterns and try practical experiments to change routines, sleep and eating habits. Attachment-Based ideas are used when exploring relationship dynamics and how early patterns affect current intimacy and communication.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and together they choose which methods to prioritise. This keeps the work collaborative and responsive to what actually helps the individual.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to maintain continuity if circumstances change while still focusing on everyday habits and thought patterns.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Victoria help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, and also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues among other concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions combine acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioural tasks and attachment-informed conversations to link thoughts and everyday habits with goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working in private practice, online contexts and volunteering with a suicide prevention charity.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and lists NCPS as her professional credential.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist's availability.