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Victoria Halliburton

Therapist · United Kingdom

Emphatic counsellor focused on practical change

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Victoria Halliburton
Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom · 410528
Experience
3 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Evidence-based techniques
  • Practical goal setting
  • Support for parents

About Victoria

Victoria Halliburton is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional counselling experience. She combines that recent clinical work with a long background of 25 years in education. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting concerns, and ADHD, including related issues such as attachment difficulties and codependency.

She aims for straightforward, respectful conversations. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs and paced to what they can manage. Victoria emphasises sensitivity and compassion while helping people work through difficult feelings and life changes.

Her background in education informs a practical approach to problem solving. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address emotional symptoms and everyday challenges. People can expect clear goals and steps rather than vague advice.

Victoria has supported people coping with bereavement, separation and domestic violence, and she has experience addressing caregiver stress and fatherhood issues. She also works with presentations like dissociation, attachment struggles, and certain personality-related patterns where these affect day-to-day life.

She uses a collaborative way of working, inviting clients to shape the pace and focus of therapy. The first sessions typically clarify priorities and set realistic, achievable steps. Victoria encourages people to see therapy as a space for practical change as well as emotional relief.

Approaches that guide online work

Victoria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to structure sessions and set meaningful goals. One commonly used approach focuses on practical skills for managing anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding and behavioural strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. Another approach centres on processing grief and trauma through paced conversations that help people make sense of loss and lessen its hold on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques suit their goals, current situation and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant and useful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, shorten travel time and allow for quicker check-ins during a workday or between commitments. It also lets people choose quieter times that suit them and use telephone or lower-bandwidth options when video is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can offer effective support this way, and Victoria aims to help clients make therapy fit their everyday life rather than the other way around.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

Listed on profile

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting worries and ADHD-related challenges. Additional areas include codependency, attachment issues and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. Conversations are tailored to your needs and focus on clear, achievable steps.

What is her professional background?

She has three years of counselling experience and 25 years working in education. That mix informs a practical and structured way of working.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds BACP credentialing and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can clients outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

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