Vikki Cunningham
Calm, trauma-informed counselling for adults
About Vikki
Vikki Cunningham offers a calm, relational counselling style rooted in trauma-informed practice. She creates a non-judgemental space where people can talk about anxiety, grief, or feeling stuck. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person.
Vikki uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard and understood. She draws on Motivational Interviewing to support changes people want to make, and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm continues to affect day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Sessions can include reflection, gentle exploration, and practical steps tailored to the individual. Her background includes focused work with people affected by domestic abuse and childhood adversity, and with those navigating major life changes. She pays attention to how attachments and early experiences shape current relationships and feelings, and she helps unravel patterns tied to abandonment, guilt, shame, or codependency.
Vikki also supports people coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability by recognising emotional strain alongside physical challenges. She helps with communication problems, control issues, dissociation, and the emotional aftermath of trauma and loss. Outside of counselling she enjoys craft projects, staying active, and reading.
Her basic belief is that everyone is doing their best with what they know, and that therapy can be a place to learn different ways of relating to oneself and others. If someone is ready to begin, she offers a steady, compassionate presence to walk alongside them.
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Sessions & fees
How these approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor reflects what someone says and helps them feel accepted, which can reduce anxiety and make it easier to think through problems. Motivational Interviewing helps people explore their reasons for change and build motivation step by step; it is useful for decisions about relationships, habits, or life transitions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels manageable, then try methods that match those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, ongoing support between sessions, or when not being on camera helps someone engage. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, family, and mobility needs while keeping the focus on steady therapeutic progress.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
