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Victoria Swart, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anxiety and trauma focused
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-Based work
About Victoria
Victoria Swart is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has seven years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, self-esteem and addictions.
She uses practical methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and try different ways of responding. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that can be practised between appointments. Victoria draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance and attachment-based ideas to support change.
Victoria has worked across private practice and voluntary services and has experience with life coaching, bereavement and identity and transition concerns. That background informs how she helps people manage setbacks and stay on track with personal aims.
In sessions she talks through what is causing the most difficulty and then tries straightforward exercises that fit day-to-day life. People can expect direct discussion of thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and practical tasks to try between meetings.
She also supports issues linked to family life such as parenting strain, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care questions, and communication problems. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, body image, caregiver stress and workplace concerns such as career and commitment issues.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Victoria combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in clear, practical ways. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. ACT works with values and acceptance strategies to help people make steady changes even when hard feelings remain. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current reactions and aims to change repeated patterns in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She discusses options with each person and together they decide which methods fit the person's goals and preferences. This collaborative review helps set realistic steps and checks progress as therapy continues.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make meetings possible across time zones for international clients. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions to keep the work practical and focused.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and self-esteem as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues and addictions.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to try practical behaviour and thought experiments between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of experience in private practice and voluntary services, including work on bereavement, life coaching and suicide prevention volunteering.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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.