Victoria Olanipekun , BACP

Victoria Olanipekun is a compassionate and skilled psychotherapist who focuses on trauma-informed care, depression, anxiety, and emotional well-being. She uses evidence-based therapeutic methods to help people navigate complex mental health challenges, drawing on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred Therapy, Attachment-focused work, and Compassion-Focused techniques. Victoria tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person, responding to their specific circumstances with respect, sensitivity, and empathy.

With experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anger management, and depression, she helps clients build practical skills and find clearer ways of coping. Her practice emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist work together to identify goals and steps toward a more fulfilling life. Victoria holds the BACP credential, which refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and indicates recognized professional training and standards.

She frames therapy as a courageous step toward change and provides steady support and encouragement as clients explore difficult experiences and develop new strategies for wellbeing. Victoria aims to empower people to make meaningful changes at a pace that feels safe and manageable.

Applying Therapeutic Approaches to Online Support

Victoria integrates several therapeutic approaches into online work to meet different needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learn practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of relating and early relationships to make sense of current emotional responses and interpersonal difficulties, which can be useful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and relationship struggles. Client-Centered Therapy offers a supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere in which the therapist follows the person’s lead, helping those dealing with grief, low mood, or life transitions to find their own solutions and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Victoria works collaboratively with people to discuss goals, preferences, and responses to different methods, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses to ensure the best fit for each individual. Licensed professionals guide this exploration so that the chosen strategies align with the client’s needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text messaging - making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives or to connect from different locations. These options support ongoing access to care, reduce travel time, and allow continuity of support even when circumstances change.