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Vanessa East, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT and attachment
- Client-centred work
- Trauma aware approach
About Vanessa
Vanessa East is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and issues around intimacy and eating. Vanessa also supports people facing parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career pressures, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD and coping with life changes.
Her style is practical and direct. She uses cognitive work alongside talking about early life and current relationships. Sessions can include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new responses in everyday situations. Vanessa also draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening to help people make sense of relational patterns.
She describes working with both specific problems and with longer patterns that come from earlier development. That might mean short-term work to target a particular worry or longer sessions to explore how childhood experiences affect current choices. The emphasis is on clear steps people can try between sessions.
Vanessa mixes approaches as the work requires. In practice this can look like structured CBT-style exercises, attention to bodily responses, and reflective discussion about relationships and values. She aims to help people recognise patterns, practise alternatives and notice what changes.
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. Costs vary by location and are organised through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first appointment is scheduled.
How her approaches translate to online work
Vanessa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. CBT is structured and focuses on practical exercises that can be practised between sessions, which suits online work where steps and worksheets can be shared and reviewed.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape present patterns. This approach helps people name repeating dynamics and try new ways of relating, useful when addressing relationship, intimacy or family concerns in therapy.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa aims to work collaboratively, discussing what is useful and adjusting methods as needs and goals become clearer. Clients and the counsellor decide together whether to focus on short-term symptom relief or deeper relational exploration.
Please confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow focused, scheduled time for check-ins and practice between meetings. Ask about practical arrangements when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related problems, among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and structured with space for reflective conversation. She combines cognitive work with attention to relationships and bodily responses.
What experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working with a wide range of issues including anxiety, grief, trauma and personality-related difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, international clients are accepted according to the profile information provided.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a 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, use the crisis numbers.