Victoria (Vix) Benson, BACP

Victoria (Vix) Benson is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She has four years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety and depression. Victoria takes a client-led approach and aims to help people find their own answers. She encourages small steps and practical reflection rather than offering direct advice.

Victoria believes people already know much about their own story. Sessions focus on noticing patterns in thinking, feeling and behaviour. She uses gentle observations and occasional challenge to help clients see options more clearly.

Her work often involves talking through relationship concerns, issues around intimacy, and the effects of trauma or grief. She also supports people facing addictions, eating or sleeping difficulties, and parenting stresses. Additional areas include ADHD, self-esteem and family of origin problems.

Victoria draws on several approaches to shape conversations with clients. She uses client-centred ways of working to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She also adapts ideas from psychodynamic thinking and relationship-focused methods when they suit a client’s goals.

Sessions are aimed at helping people make practical changes and feel less stuck. Victoria describes the therapeutic space as collaborative - she listens closely and reflects what she hears so clients can make informed choices. The focus stays on the client’s priorities and building on existing strengths.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre of each session. The therapist follows what matters most to the client, offering empathic listening and reflection to help clarify feelings and priorities. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to make sense of their own thoughts and choices.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences and repeated patterns influence current feelings and behaviour. It can help people understand why certain reactions keep happening and open up new ways of responding to stress, relationships and self-image.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to draw on. That collaborative process may change over time as new issues emerge or priorities shift.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and keep progress steady. It can reduce travel time and help clients attend more regularly when life gets hectic. Please check which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list them explicitly. Many people find that remote sessions allow for shorter check-ins, regular weekly meetings or more flexible scheduling to suit work and family routines.