Vanessa Browell, NCPS

Vanessa Browell is a counsellor with 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing grief, stress and anxiety and focuses on practical ways to cope when life feels overwhelming. Vanessa brings a calm, respectful manner to sessions and aims to tailor conversations to each person’s needs.

Her approach is collaborative. She listens first and then helps people identify small, usable steps they can try between sessions. That might include thought exercises, pacing strategies for stress, or ways to manage panic moments when they appear.

Vanessa has particular experience supporting people who are visually impaired and those dealing with compassion fatigue from caring roles. She also helps people work through attachment or abandonment worries, low self-esteem, workplace stress and major life changes.

She draws on client-centred principles to keep the person’s priorities at the heart of work together, and uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques when thinking patterns and behaviours are a helpful focus. Vanessa adapts the pace and mix of approaches to suit each person.

People who choose to work with Vanessa can expect straightforward language and practical tools. Her aim is to support and empower people as they make changes that matter to them.

How Vanessa’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the individual. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects their experience and helps them set goals that feel relevant and doable. This approach is useful when someone needs space to make sense of grief, caregiving strain or big life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and small behavioural steps to reduce panic, anxiety or low mood. CBT can be a practical addition when people want tools to try between sessions.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit the person’s needs, goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm available session formats before booking as the profile does not list them explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around caring responsibilities, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. It also lets people choose quieter times of the day and keep therapy consistent while managing busy lives.