Vicky Czuffer

Vicky Czuffer is a counsellor who works from a person-centred approach and blends other methods as appropriate. She presents herself as someone who sees each person as the expert on their own life and aims to support people taking the first steps toward change.

Vicky has eight years of professional experience and holds NCPS as a listed credential. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, anger, sleep and eating problems, and issues around intimacy and relationships.

In sessions she focuses on listening carefully and helping people notice their own strengths. She uses Client-Centred Therapy as a foundation and brings in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques where they fit the person’s needs. That means practical tools and short-term strategies can be used alongside open, reflective conversation.

Vicky also works with longer-term or complex problems such as bipolar difficulties, ADHD, chronic pain and caring-related stress. Additional interests include body image, blended family dynamics, communication and control issues, and recovery from substance problems.

Her approach aims to be straightforward and respectful. She offers space to talk through concerns, try simple coping strategies, and set small goals that suit everyday life.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a supportive, non-judgemental relationship where the person leads the pace and topics. It helps when someone needs acceptance, a chance to speak freely, and time to make sense of difficult feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is practical and skills-based. It breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and offers exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep or anger issues.

Solution-Focused Therapy narrows attention to what a person wants to achieve and builds on small, achievable steps. It is useful when someone wants brief, goal-oriented work to move past a specific difficulty.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest which methods to try. That plan can be adjusted as work progresses so the person stays in control of the direction.

Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by phone when they need a quick reset, while others like talking face to face by video for deeper work; confirm which formats are available with the counsellor before booking. Online work can make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to schedule sessions around everyday commitments.