Vanessa

Mrs Vanessa Wallace

Psychotherapist

“Vanessa is an experienced Cognitive Behaviours Therapist and Coach. She specialises in working with Anxiety and Addictive Behaviours. She also works with self compassion and mindfulness as well as DBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approaches. Vanessa has an extensive career working in the mental health field.”

About Me

Vanessa, an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Coach, helps individuals navigate anxiety and addictive behaviours. She offers a structured approach to understand challenging patterns and develop practical strategies for lasting change. Clients seeking clear tools and supportive guidance will find her experience particularly valuable. Her work aims to build resilience, fostering a path towards greater well-being and control.

Approach

Sessions move between focused skill-building and gentle reflection, tracking the small triggers and urges that keep patterns in place. I offer appointments in Northampton and online in English, with a steady pace that balances practical steps and moments of self-compassion. Between sessions I suggest brief, doable experiments and values-based tasks, and provide clear, supportive feedback so you can test what changes feel sustainable. Those coping with persistent worry, habit-driven behaviour or big life shifts tend to find this way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

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Services

Services Offered:

  • Clinical Supervision

    Professional oversight and reflective practice for clinical practitioners, ensuring quality of care and supporting ongoing development.

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • Group Therapy

    Therapy conducted with a small group of people who share similar concerns, using peer interaction and diverse perspectives as part of the healing process.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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  • Supervision

    Professional oversight for therapists and counsellors, providing guidance, ethical support, and reflective space for their clinical work.

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Works With:

  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • Control Issues

    A persistent need to control situations, people, or outcomes, typically driven by underlying anxiety, fear of uncertainty, or past experiences of helplessness.

  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • OCD

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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Professional Title:

  • Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Credentials

Registrations

Association of Rational Emotive Behaviours Therapists

Member

Qualifications

Hereford College of Arts

London University, Goldsmiths College

CPPD Counseling School London

Northampton College

University of Bath

Service Areas

Private practice Office

In-person & Online

Eastcote

Pattishall, Northamptonshire

United Kingdom

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Eastcote, Northampton, United Kingdom