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Vanessa Higgins, BACP

Vanessa Higgins is a BACP-registered counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through hard times.

About Vanessa

Vanessa Higgins is a BACP-registered counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through hard times. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Vanessa aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and practical.

Her approach draws on a blend of methods so sessions can be shaped around what helps each person most. She listens carefully to the issues you bring, then works with you to identify small, realistic changes.

Background and approach

Conversations are paced to suit the individual and to build stability before moving on to deeper material. Vanessa helps people who are dealing with loss, relationship difficulties, long-term health problems and guilt or shame. She also supports those facing abandonment and attachment struggles, parenting and caregiver stress, and midlife questions about purpose.

Practical skills and emotional processing feature in her work. Some weeks may focus on ways to reduce daily anxiety. Other sessions may look at painful memories and how they affect current life.

The aim is to leave people feeling more able to cope and clearer about next steps. Sessions are mostly scheduled on Mondays with additional Friday slots and occasional openings during the week. Vanessa uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging so people can choose what fits their day and circumstances.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	280396	August 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

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How Vanessa adapts therapeutic approaches for online care

Vanessa commonly uses elements of cognitive-behavioural work to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. This approach offers straightforward strategies for managing anxiety, low mood and stress through practical exercises and step-by-step tasks.

She also draws on person-centred ideas that prioritise listening and the therapeutic relationship. That means sessions often begin with the counsellor simply hearing your experience and helping you feel understood, which can make it easier to tackle painful memories or current difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Vanessa will talk with you about your goals, your situation and what feels manageable, then suggest ways of working that can be adjusted over time. The process is collaborative and paced to your needs.

Online therapy with Vanessa is offered by video call, phone, live chat and text messaging. Video calls let you work face to face from wherever you are. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can suit short check-ins, step-by-step planning or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options give flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family and health commitments.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems and life-purpose questions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is listening-led and practical. She combines different evidence-based techniques to suit the person and focuses on small, achievable changes alongside emotional work.

How much experience does she have?

She has worked as a counsellor for ten years supporting people through a wide range of mental health and life challenges.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's listed availability.