Counsellor profile
Vanessa East, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and emotional regulation
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 396567
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT tools
- Hypnotherapy-informed techniques
About Vanessa
Vanessa East is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She commonly works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting strains and anger. She sees people dealing with low self-esteem, career stress, ADHD and other life transitions. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Vanessa draws on several practical approaches to help people manage strong emotions and recurring patterns. She combines attachment-based ideas with client-centred listening and cognitive techniques. She also uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy and existential thinking when those fit a person’s situation.
In sessions she focuses on what is happening now while also looking at early relationship patterns that shape reactions. Conversations may include thinking work, emotion regulation skills and noticing body-based responses. She also uses hypnotherapy-informed tools and somatic ideas when they suit the work.
People who come for help with anger often learn concrete ways to recognise triggers, pause before reacting and communicate more clearly. For grief, addiction or trauma the emphasis can shift to stabilising coping skills and building tolerance for difficult feelings.
Vanessa can work on single issues or on broader themes such as attachment, abandonment or identity. Her approach is collaborative - she asks what matters to the person and adjusts methods to match those aims. Booking begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging a session through the platform.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape responses to stress and anger. In practice this can mean noticing habitual ways of reacting and trying new ways of connecting or setting boundaries. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own perspective and priorities, with the counsellor listening and reflecting so the person’s goals guide the work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) involves spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behaviour changes to reduce reactivity and improve problem-solving.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals and preferences and decide together which approaches to try. That collaborative planning can include short-term skills work, deeper exploration of relationship patterns, or a blend of both.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, reduce travel time and allow for quicker check-ins between longer blocks of work. If somatic or hypnotherapy-informed tools are suggested, the counsellor will explain how they will be used in remote sessions and what to expect so the sessions fit everyday life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she help with?
She helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment and other difficulties managing strong feelings.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines attentive, client-centred listening with practical skills from CBT and DBT and awareness of attachment patterns.
What is her experience working with complex issues?
She has three years' experience and has worked with trauma, grief, personality-related difficulties, chronic pain and co-dependency among other issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the profile advises checking available formats on the booking page.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.