Victoria "Vicki" Readings

Victoria "Vicki" Readings is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of experience and a BACP credential. She combines talking work with creative tools to help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or alone. Vicki often supports people managing stress, anxiety, self-esteem and life changes, including separation and parenting pressures.

Her background includes Adlerian ideas that look at childhood, family and life patterns and how these shape day-to-day choices. She blends that with person-centred conversation, creative and metaphorical activities such as drawing and phototherapy. These methods are used to help people say what is hard to name and notice how patterns repeat.

Vicki also draws on holistic practices she has trained in, such as yoga, laughter yoga and mindfulness. She offers these tools alongside talking so people can try calming strategies and movement-based approaches in session. The aim is practical: help with stress, anxiety and building steady routines that fit into everyday life.

She has worked with issues around family dynamics, communication problems, divorce and separation, pregnancy and childbirth, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Isolation and loneliness are among the concerns she lists, and she can help people explore ways to reconnect and find meaning.

Vicki describes her role as collaborative and supportive. She encourages clients to notice patterns, practise new ways of coping, and set realistic steps towards feeling more in control. To begin, clients follow the site start process and match to a time that suits them.

How talking and creative methods work online

Vicki blends person-centred talking with creative and somatic tools. Person-centred work focuses on being heard and understood through open conversation, which can help when anxiety or stress feels overwhelming. Creative methods such as drawing or phototherapy use images and metaphors to express feelings that are hard to put into words, helping people notice patterns and new meanings.

She also brings in mindfulness and gentle yoga-based ideas to support regulation and stress management. These practices are taught as simple exercises and breathing work that clients can try between sessions to manage day-to-day tension. Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together which methods suit the person's goals, preferences and practical needs.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around family life or work, allow a quieter check-in when time is limited, and remove travel time. Therapists and registered or accredited professionals often adapt creative exercises and mindfulness practices so they remain useful when delivered remotely. If you are unsure which approach will fit, Vicki will help you find the best match during the first meetings.