Victoria Hookway , BACP

Victoria Hookway is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and works with people who have faced highly challenging and often life-changing situations. She combines personal insight with professional experience to understand how our self-view and life events can shape wellbeing, both positively and negatively.

Her practice is person-centred, which recognises the client as the expert in their own life and focuses on working at a pace that suits each individual. Sessions are led by the client’s needs - whether that means developing practical strategies and techniques or making space to process emotions - and the aim is to help clients unlock their own solutions.

Victoria is down to earth and frequently acknowledges the commitment clients bring to working through difficulties and discovering a more authentic sense of self. She works in private practice, volunteers for a local mental health charity and provides therapeutic support within a school community, assisting children and families through times of challenge.

Her experience includes supporting people with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, ADHD and ASC/D, work-related stress and related issues. She emphasises an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored safely.

Victoria has also published a guided journal titled 365: A Year of Self-Discovery, designed to offer tools for personal exploration and understanding.

Approaches for Online Support and Practical Tools

Victoria works from a person-centred foundation, which places the client’s experience at the heart of therapy and prioritises listening, empathy and collaboration. This approach helps people explore their values, identity and emotional responses, and is useful for those seeking a space to be heard and to make sense of life changes.

Alongside that, she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the issues a person brings. These practical methods can include structured strategies and skills aimed at managing symptoms like anxiety, improving sleep and coping with stress, as well as approaches suited to trauma-related concerns and family or parenting challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Victoria partners with clients to identify goals, trial techniques and adjust the plan so it fits each person’s needs, preferences and pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy around daily life and to connect across distances. For many people, remote sessions provide a practical way to maintain continuity of care while working with licensed professionals and therapists in a format that suits their routines.