- Guilt and shame
- Mindfulness practices
- Client-centred work
About Vanessa
Vanessa Gordon is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years' practice. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, and she lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
Vanessa draws on several approaches to help people talk through what they are feeling and why. She uses client-centred listening to focus on each person's experience. She also works with psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns affect present behaviour.
Narrative approaches are used to help people separate themselves from difficult stories they tell about who they are. Solution-focused techniques are brought in when practical steps and short-term goals are useful. Internal Family Systems ideas are used to recognise different parts of the self that hold conflicting feelings.
In sessions she aims to combine these methods so conversations address the past, the present and everyday coping. She teaches mindfulness, grounding exercises and emotional awareness practices that clients can use between meetings. She also offers psychoeducation on self-regard and communication skills.
Vanessa has experience supporting people with trauma, addictions, grief and a wide range of relationship and identity concerns. Her way of working is described as integrative - blending several approaches to suit the person in front of her. To begin she asks people to complete an online matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Vanessa's approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the person's lead. Online sessions can use that approach to develop clarity about feelings like guilt and shame and make space for people to explain their experience in their own words.Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from the stories they carry. In online meetings Vanessa can work with clients to reframe unhelpful narratives and notice alternative ways of telling their life events.
Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns formed in earlier relationships and how they show up now. Working together online, Vanessa will help identify repeated reactions and understand their link to past experiences.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Vanessa will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt the approach as sessions progress, making changes if a different focus seems more helpful.
Confirm the available session formats before you book since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work, childcare or travel, and some formats may suit short check-ins or camera-free sessions when people prefer them.
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Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and a wide range of concerns including guilt and shame, trauma, addictions and bereavement.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She blends client-centred listening with narrative and psychodynamic ideas to help people examine the stories and past experiences that feed those feelings.
What is her experience background?
She has five years' experience working with adults facing mild to severe mental health issues and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is BACP registered and works from the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.