- Years in practice
- 9
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Vanessa
Vanessa Putnam is a counsellor who works from a person-centred approach. She helps people sort through stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and parenting challenges in straightforward, practical ways. She holds BACP registration and brings nine years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
Vanessa usually begins by listening to what matters most to each person. She shapes conversations around a client's priorities and makes a simple plan together. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas when people want tools to change thinking patterns and reactions. Vanessa also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns and Systemic Therapy concepts to consider how relationships influence problems. These approaches are used flexibly to match different needs.
Her work has included support for grief and loss, addictions, trauma and abuse, and emotional difficulties such as depression and low self-esteem. She has also helped people dealing with chronic illness, carer stress, multicultural concerns and communication problems within families. Sessions are offered in English for people based in the United Kingdom.
Vanessa aims to be respectful and sensitive, and to build a practical working relationship that focuses on achievable change.
What Vanessa works with
Everything Vanessa lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Vanessa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Vanessa lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Vanessa commonly draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in online work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, non-judgemental relationship so people can find their own solutions; it helps with general life stress and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) gives practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest ways of working together. This is a collaborative decision and can be adjusted over time if something is not helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when needed, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferred, and live chat or messaging can fit brief updates or reflection between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, parenting and busy lives.
Questions people ask about Vanessa
What kinds of problems can be brought to therapy?
Vanessa works with issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, trauma and emotional difficulties like depression and low self-esteem.
What is the therapist's style and approach?
She uses a person-centred style that listens first and then offers practical strategies. Cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas may be used when helpful.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Vanessa has nine years of professional experience working with adults in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and operates from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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