About Victoria
Victoria (Vix) Benson is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She describes therapy as a client-led process and focuses on guiding people toward clearer self-understanding. Vix emphasises strengths and supports people as they take the first steps toward a more fulfilling life.
Vix works in a way that avoids direct advice. She listens, reflects back what she hears, and offers gentle challenges to help people notice patterns in thinking, feeling and behaviour.
Background and approach
This can help someone decide what to change and how to do it. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns. These include stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and self-esteem.
Additional focus areas include autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency, communication problems, blended family issues and caregiver stress. Vix uses approaches that centre the person's experience and explore long-standing patterns. She draws on Client-Centred ideas and Psychodynamic thinking, alongside relationship-focused methods such as the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy.
Sessions are conversational and aim to help people apply insights to everyday life. She has four years' experience and works with people who want a reflective, collaborative counsellor. Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
To begin, visitors are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
What Victoria works with
Everything Victoria lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Victoria is listed here; the rest shows what else Victoria works with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Victoria lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Vix's approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear, and helps the person feel understood so they can explore feelings and choices. The Gottman Method focuses on relationship patterns and communication, offering practical ways to notice interactions and practise different responses to improve connection.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Vix works collaboratively to identify what fits a person's needs and preferences. She will discuss different ways of working and adjust the approach as goals and concerns become clearer.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-in meetings during a lunch break. It can also mean choosing a lower-bandwidth option when connectivity is limited, or choosing not to use video for a particular session. Many registered or accredited professionals adapt their methods so insights from therapy can be used between sessions and in everyday settings.
Questions people ask about Victoria
What concerns can be brought to sessions?
Vix supports people with issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, relationship and intimacy-related problems, grief, trauma and addictions. She also works with parenting, eating and sleeping difficulties and a range of family-related matters.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is client-led and conversational. She listens, reflects material back, and uses gentle challenge to help people notice patterns and decide on changes.
What experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working in therapeutic roles. That experience includes supporting people with relationship issues, stress, anxiety and depression.
Which credentials and region are relevant?
She is BACP registered and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with this counsellor?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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