Victoria Lynn, BACP
Experienced narrative-informed counsellor
Details
| Name | Victoria Lynn |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Victoria
Victoria Lynn is a BACP-registered counsellor with 15 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, addiction, or big life changes. Victoria often works with clients dealing with relationship strain, family conflict, grief, and issues with self-esteem.
She invites people to bring their stories and strengths into sessions rather than presenting them as problems to be fixed. Victoria runs independent practice work in the UK and uses a narrative-informed style to listen for the meanings people give their experiences.
Background and approach
She combines that with practical tools from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people try different ways of responding. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to how unhelpful patterns started and how they can change.
People come to Victoria for a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexual concerns, parenting pressures, sleep and eating difficulties, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, attachment and abandonment issues, and challenges around identity including LGBT matters.
Victoria aims to work collaboratively, helping clients clarify what matters to them and set small, achievable steps. She uses listening, question-based reflection, and practical exercises to build new options for coping. Her style is warm, direct and respectful, with an emphasis on everyday language.
If someone is unsure how therapy fits into their life, Victoria helps people map out short-term goals and a plan for progress. The first sessions focus on what matters most now and how to take the next small step forward.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Victoria works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- 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
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- 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
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Victoria among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Victoria directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Victoria directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Victoria's approaches translate to online therapy
Victoria draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their life stories, making space for alternative meanings and new directions. This approach is useful for people who feel stuck in a single version of themselves or their past and want to try telling a different story about who they are.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to focus on values and small, practical action. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps toward what matters to them. Attachment-Based ideas guide how she pays attention to patterns in close relationships and how those early patterns can affect trust and intimacy now.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they will shape a plan that may draw on one or more methods. The emphasis is on collaboration and on trying methods that feel useful in day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing, want spare-time flexibility, or need brief ongoing support between conversations. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or travel.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Victoria supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, addictions, self-esteem, and many related issues listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a narrative-informed, client-centred way and blends practical techniques from ACT and CBT. Sessions are conversational, with an emphasis on personal stories and small achievable steps.
How much experience does she have?
Victoria has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist does work with international clients as noted on her profile.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client's preference.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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