Victoria "Vicky" Leithes, NCPS

Victoria "Vicky" Leithes is a UK-licensed therapist with nine years of professional experience who supports people seeking more satisfying and manageable lives. She qualified in 2012 as a person-centered counsellor and holds NCPS, a recognised professional counselling qualification that reflects her training and commitment to therapeutic practice. Vicky uses a client-centered approach as the foundation of her work and adapts additional methods to meet each person’s unique needs.

She has experience helping clients with stress, anxiety, addictions, personality difficulties, trauma, abuse, depression, relationship and family challenges, grief, self-esteem, and a range of other concerns. Vicky emphasizes respect for each individual’s perspective and creates a welcoming, non-judgmental space where people can explore difficult emotions and life experiences.

Whether someone is navigating a major life transition, working through intimacy or parenting issues, or seeking greater self-awareness, Vicky aims to walk alongside them with empathy and practical support. Her approach focuses on empowering clients to draw on their own strengths while developing new ways of coping and creating meaningful, lasting change.

Client-Centered Care and Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s experience at the heart of the work, offering acceptance, empathy, and respect so individuals can explore feelings and make choices that feel authentic to them. This approach is useful for people coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and life transitions because it focuses on personal understanding and self-directed growth.

Alongside a person-centered foundation, Vicky adapts additional therapeutic methods to suit each client’s needs, creating an integrative approach that responds to specific concerns such as trauma, addictions, or grief. She collaborates with clients to determine what combination of tools and techniques will best support their goals, tailoring sessions to individual preferences and circumstances.

Online therapy with Vicky is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from home or other locations. These options provide flexibility in how often and in what format clients meet with a licensed professional, helping therapy remain consistent and responsive to changing needs.