Vanessa East, BACP
Vanessa East is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and intimacy-related concerns.
About Vanessa
Vanessa East is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, relationship and family tensions, body image and self-esteem problems, and work or career change. Vanessa works from a practical, person-focused stance to help people find ways to cope and move forward.
She uses a blend of approaches chosen to suit each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions may include talking things through, learning new coping skills, and paying attention to how the body holds stress. Vanessa adapts her style so the work fits the individual rather than forcing a single method. Vanessa is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She has three years' experience and practises in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Her background includes work with agencies on a wide range of difficulties such as trauma, pain management, rejection and abandonment, and personality-related issues.
That experience informs a flexible approach that mixes cognitive work, somatic awareness and relational exploration. In therapy she aims to help people reduce distress and build practical skills for day-to-day life. Some work can be brief and focused on one problem.
Other work may look further back to understand how early experiences shape current patterns. The pace is agreed with each person.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 396567 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Vanessa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Vanessa names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online therapy and what they do
Vanessa draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people work through the effects of past harm. This approach looks at how traumatic events affect thoughts, feelings and day-to-day coping, and supports gradual processing at a comfortable pace.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to understand how early relationships shape current connection patterns. This work explores trust, boundaries and how people relate to themselves and others, which can help with relationship and intimacy concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then agree a plan together. That collaborative process means methods can be blended or changed as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls make it possible to meet face to face without travel, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short reflections, ongoing check-ins or people who prefer typing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life, and to keep continuity when circumstances change.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Vanessa help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues. Other areas include parenting strain, body image, self-esteem, ADHD and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her way of working?
Vanessa adapts her approach to each person and uses a mix of talking, practical skills and attention to the body. The work is collaborative and aimed at finding what helps day to day.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has three years' experience and has worked with agencies on a wide range of difficulties including trauma, pain management and abandonment. That background shapes a flexible, integrative style.
Where is Vanessa based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can clients use a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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