- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and psychodynamic
About Vicky
Vicky Bond Jones is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She lists stress, anxiety, relationship trouble, grief, parenting pressures and self-esteem as primary concerns. She also notes life purpose among her focus areas. Vicky offers a calm, person-led approach where the client sets the pace for each session.
Vicky describes herself as pluralistic in method, drawing on client-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas. In practice this means she listens first, helps you identify patterns that cause distress, and then works on practical steps and reflections to test small changes. Sessions aim to balance thinking about the past with actions that can be tried now.
She says she adapts her style to what feels helpful. Conversations may include talking about attachment and abandonment concerns, handling family and blended family issues, coping after separation or domestic violence, and managing caregiver stress. Vicky also addresses feelings of emptiness, isolation or jealousy and supports people dealing with guilt, shame or forgiveness.
Her background includes counselling diplomas through to a Level 5 in psychotherapeutic counselling practice and prior work with a charity supporting young people and parents, including within a secondary school setting. That work involved helping people with anxiety, stress and low confidence.
Vicky asks that new clients use the site matching questionnaire to begin. She says the first session is a time to ask questions, set goals and agree a way of working together.
How her approaches shape online work
Client-centred therapy puts the client's concerns at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without directing the conversation and follows what feels important to the client, which can help when sorting out life purpose, relationships and parenting worries.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems going. It often involves trying small practical experiments between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve everyday coping.
Psychodynamic ideas look at how past experiences and relationships influence current feelings and reactions. This can help when attachment, abandonment or longstanding relational patterns are part of the problem.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about aims, preferences and what feels most useful, and then shape the approach together in a collaborative way.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered online. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life because they reduce travel and can be scheduled more flexibly, and some formats use less bandwidth or allow a shorter check-in if time is limited.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
Vicky lists stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting pressures and self-esteem as core concerns. She also works with people on life purpose and related issues.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses a person-centred stance combined with CBT and psychodynamic ideas. That means listening to your experience, spotting unhelpful patterns and trying practical steps alongside reflective work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling practice experience and prior charity work supporting young people and parents in a school setting.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She holds an NCPS credential and works in the United Kingdom. NCPS is the accreditation shown on her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list session formats explicitly. Please confirm current session options before booking.
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 with a first appointment?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.