Vanessa East, BACP

Vanessa East offers an integrative, empathic approach to therapy that draws on a wide range of clinical trainings and lived understanding of common human struggles. She works with anxiety, stress, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, eating and body image issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, anger and self-esteem difficulties, career challenges, bipolar and ADHD, and other life transitions and compassion fatigue. Vanessa communicates a clear belief that healing is possible and adapts her work to the needs each person brings into the room.

Her practice combines cognitive, somatic, psychodynamic and spiritual perspectives so clients can bring mind, body and deeper meaning into sessions. She integrates techniques for emotional regulation, resilience building, couples communication and somatic or polyvagal work, and can focus either on symptom relief or on exploring early developmental experiences and attachment patterns to understand present-day relationships to self and others.

Vanessa holds an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Hypno-Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling. She is a certified hypno-psychotherapist trained in self-hypnosis, progressive counting, anchoring, and EMR, and has trained in Internal Family Systems with the UK Internal Family Systems Institute. Her background also includes family constellation-informed practice, group facilitation and psychoeducation, trauma-informed and culturally responsive methods, somatic and polyvagal approaches, and work with anxiety, complex trauma, grief and emotional regulation. She offers flexible scheduling and invites people to check for alternative appointment times if needed.

Integrative Approaches for Online Therapy

Vanessa draws on attachment-based work to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust; this approach can be helpful for people facing abandonment, relationship conflicts, intimacy struggles, and attachment issues. Client-centered therapy is offered through a warm, nonjudgmental stance that prioritizes the client’s experience and supports self-directed growth, useful for issues such as low self-esteem, life transitions, and coping with loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, often supporting anxiety, stress, and mood-related challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Vanessa works collaboratively with each person to find what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what is most helpful and adapt methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Vanessa offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, connect across distances, and maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals who support emotional wellbeing.