Vanessa Lorkins

I offer individual online counselling to adults across the UK, with some early-morning and evening appointments available. These may suit you if you are balancing work, study, caring responsibilities, or other commitments.

Please get in touch to ask about current availability. If the times I offer do not work for you, you are welcome to let me know what would suit you, and I can tell you whether I have any flexibility.

Before booking counselling, I offer a free, no-obligation introductory call of around 20–30 minutes. This gives you space to ask questions and consider whether working together feels right for you.

I aim to respond to enquiries within two working days. Emails and messages are not monitored outside my working hours, so please do not use them for urgent support.

If we are working together, I will give you as much notice as possible of planned holidays, breaks, or changes to appointments. We can discuss what a break may mean for you and how to plan for it together.

I do not provide a crisis or emergency service. For urgent mental health support, contact your GP or local urgent mental health service. Samaritans offers free listening support on 116 123, day or night. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E.

Hello, I’m Vanessa. I’m a neuro-spicy creative, familiar with the pressure to do too much for everyone else, while worrying that my own needs might be “too much”. I know how hard it can be to mask, support loved ones in crisis, navigate abuse, or feel that you always have to be “on”.

I also know the relief of putting some of that burden down.

Perhaps you’re used to being the capable one, but feel exhausted underneath. You might struggle to say no, feel responsible for other people’s feelings, or wonder where your own needs fit.

I offer a warm, curious, collaborative space where you can bring what is troubling you, at your own pace. You do not need the right words or a plan for what needs to change. We can begin wherever you are.

My approach is humanistic and based on Transactional Analysis (TA). I work with people-pleasing, burnout, over-responsibility, anxiety, difficult boundaries, and recurring relationship patterns. I also welcome enquiries from people who have experienced complex trauma, including those diagnosed with CPTSD or wondering whether it may help explain their experience.

Together, we can explore how familiar messages, roles, and patterns shape your relationships, work, and inner voice. This is not about finding something wrong with you. It is about understanding how you have learned to cope, what may no longer serve you, and where there might be more room for choice.

I will listen carefully, ask thoughtful questions, and gently challenge when helpful. I will not decide who you should become. We will work together to understand what matters to you.

I offer individual online counselling to adults across the UK. I work within the BACP Ethical Framework and receive regular clinical supervision. We will discuss confidentiality and its limits before we begin.

I offer individual online counselling to adults across the UK. My practice welcomes people who are used to holding everything together for others and would like space to understand their own experiences, needs, and choices.

You do not need a diagnosis or a clear explanation of what is wrong to get in touch. I welcome neurodivergent adults, including those who are exploring whether neurodivergence may help explain their experiences. If there are communication preferences or adjustments that could help you feel more comfortable, we can discuss these together.

Sessions last 50 minutes and cost £60. A limited number of concession places are available at £54 per session for students and people on a low income. Please ask about current availability.

I offer some early-morning and evening appointments to help fit counselling around work, study, caring responsibilities, and other commitments. Before booking, you can arrange a free, no-obligation introductory call of around 20–30 minutes to ask questions and consider whether working together feels right for you.

For online sessions, you will need a reliable internet connection and a private space where you are unlikely to be overheard or interrupted. If you have concerns about online working, please let me know so we can consider what is possible.

Before our first counselling session, I will send you our counselling agreement to read in your own time. We will go through it together in the session, including confidentiality and its limits, fees, cancellations, and contact between appointments. You will have space to ask questions.

I aim to respond to enquiries within two working days.

Before booking counselling, I offer a free, no-obligation introductory call of around 20–30 minutes. You can tell me a little about what has brought you here, ask questions, and get a sense of whether working with me feels right for you.

Book a free introductory call:
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This is not a counselling session. We can discuss how I work, availability, fees, and whether the support I offer may suit your needs. You do not have to share anything you are not ready to discuss, and there is no pressure to book afterwards.

If we decide to proceed, I will send you our counselling agreement and practical information about joining your online appointment. You can read the agreement in your own time, and we will go through it together in our first session. This includes confidentiality and its limits, fees, cancellations, and contact between sessions. There will be space for your questions.

Our first counselling session lasts 50 minutes and costs £60, the same as subsequent sessions. A limited number of concession places are available at £54 for students and people on a low income. Please ask about availability during our introductory call.

We will begin exploring what you would like support with and what you hope might become different. You do not need to prepare anything special, know where to start, or tell me your whole life story. We can take time to find a starting point together.

You are welcome to ask questions about my approach or tell me if something does not feel comfortable. The session is also an opportunity for us both to consider whether the support I offer is right for you.

There is no obligation to continue. If we agree to work together, we will discuss the next steps.