Vanessa Zopp

Vanessa Zopp


Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)

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Therapist - Online

Online RM11
Sessions from £70.00

Features

Availability

Tues 12pm-8pm

Thu 12pm-8pm

Fri 12pm-8pm

Sat 11am-3pm

About me and my therapy practice

Online sessions are offered to clients living and residents in the UK. 

There are many valid reasons to have an online counsellor.

For example: 

  • you are uncomfortable with in-person therapy
  • you need flexibility around your busy life
  • you may find it difficult to afford childcare, but you can spare 50 min for yourself from home
  • you cannot or don’t want to travel
  • you prefer a bit more control over the process

Sometimes reasons are personal and meaningful to you only. 

When is online therapy NOT recommended?

There are circumstances when online therapy is not appropriate: in case of acute crisis; high level of suicide risk; or severe mental health issues, for example, people with current symptoms of psychosis or significant vulnerability to relapse due to a history of psychosis (unless diagnosis doubtful or a long time ago with a considerable period of stability since), or people with bipolar affective disorder / borderline or antisocial personality disorder.

Such needs will be better met elsewhere by a specialist service. It is always best to talk with your GP, and I will recommend you do so if this is the case.

How can I access online counselling?

We will schedule our therapy time via Skype and WhatsApp.  During our initial call, we will think about your options and preferences.

I will also ask you to fill in some details before our session. My strict policy is to work only if those details have been gathered before the first meeting.

Please be aware that I will always ask where you are at the beginning of each session for safety reasons. I need a complete address. I reserve the right to suspend the session on the grounding of health & safety. 

A note on technological interruptions

Interruptions may happen during our remote sessions together; we both agree that we will be active in trying to minimise this.

Feel free to contact me and book an initial informal conversation where you can voice doubts and questions on online meetings and the general topic of therapy. 

Practice description

I use Zoom and as backup Whatsapp. 

My first session

The first couple of sessions is not much different from the initial sessions of the in-person meetings in terms of structure and rationale. 

You may find that we need to 'tune' a bit more into each other, e.g. unwanted interruptions. Usually, by the end of the initial meetings, we will have known each other enough to get used to most of the standard adjustments. 

My suggestion is always to bring up any comfortability you may experience in conversation. 

At times, we may decide that online Therapy is not the best solution, or I may inform you that I do not think online can be beneficial for you. It will always be a collaborative process where I will do my best to support you in the following steps. 


What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Neurodiversity, OCD, Phobias, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues

Types of therapy

CBT, Existential, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic

Clients I work with

Adults, EAP, Older adults, Organisations, Trainees, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English, Italian