Vanessa East, BACP
3 years in practice
Vanessa East is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues.
License and registration
- BACP
- 396567 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Vanessa
Vanessa East is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and intimacy-related issues. She also works with eating and body image matters, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, bipolar challenges, ADHD and coping with life changes.
Vanessa uses a warm, practical style to help people manage current struggles and make small changes that matter day to day.
Background and approach
She draws on Systemic thinking to see how relationships and patterns shape problems. That perspective helps when people want to understand how their history or family dynamics affect present reactions. Vanessa also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ways of working to focus on connection and the person in front of her.
Sessions are practical and conversational. She mixes thinking work with exercises aimed at mood and behaviour, and sometimes uses body-focused techniques. Conversations can be short-term to address an immediate problem, or longer-term to look at how early experiences link to today.
Vanessa has a BACP credential, and she has three years of professional experience. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including complex trauma, grief and personality-related issues. This background shapes a flexible and trauma-informed approach.
People can expect collaborative goal-setting and straightforward tools to try between sessions. Vanessa offers a blend of talking, coping skills and reflective work so clients can build resilience and clearer ways of relating to themselves and others.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Vanessa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vanessa names
- Systemic Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Vanessa’s approaches translate to online therapy
Therapy often uses Systemic ideas to look at how relationships and patterns keep problems going. Online sessions can be used to map those patterns, discuss family or workplace dynamics, and try new ways of relating. Attachment-Based work focuses on connection and safety in relationships; online meetings can help people practise expressing needs and noticing emotional responses in real time. Client-Centred work prioritises the person’s experience and pace, offering a calm space to talk through feelings and make decisions that feel right for them.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences on the first sessions and try different methods to see what helps. This is a collaborative process where the client’s feedback guides adjustments to the approach and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more interactive exercises and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera feels better. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins, written reflections or flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel, and to keep continuity even when life changes.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Vanessa support?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy and eating concerns, plus parenting strain, anger and low self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions mix conversation, goal-setting and exercises that people can use between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years of professional experience and has worked across a range of settings with complex trauma, grief and attachment-related themes.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds BACP credentials and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
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