Vanessa Higgins
Experienced counsellor for anxiety and loss
About Vanessa
Vanessa Higgins has worked as a counsellor for more than 10 years. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. Vanessa aims to create a calm atmosphere where someone can talk about painful experiences and begin to feel steadier.
Vanessa offers practical, straightforward support. She listens for the patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try different ways of coping. Sessions are tailored to each person's pace and priorities so work moves at a comfortable, manageable speed.
Background and approach
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety. Vanessa supports people with issues such as attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and difficulties after separation or loss. She also helps with feelings of guilt, shame, isolation and questions about life purpose.
Vanessa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and mixes approaches to suit the person in front of her. That flexible style aims to balance practical strategies with time to understand deeper emotional material. The goal is to reduce immediate distress and build skills for the longer term.
Sessions are offered in English and run mainly on Mondays and Fridays, with occasional slots at other times during the week. Vanessa works with people in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
If someone wants to begin, they are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
What Vanessa works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches that guide online therapy
Vanessa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people through anxiety, depression and trauma. One approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns; it teaches practical skills to manage symptoms and respond differently to stress. Another approach centres on exploring personal history and attachment, helping people understand how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships. These ways of working are used to suit what the person needs in the moment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Vanessa discusses options with each person and adapts methods as sessions progress. She collaborates on goals and checks in regularly to make sure the style and pace still fit the person's needs and preferences.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation from a convenient location, while phone work can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins, flexible timing or moments when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
