Make Yourself Counselling
counselling in Ilfracombe, Barnstaple and online
Empathy, Authenticity, Healing
Support for women 16+.
It's never too late to be you want to be.
Hi my name is Vikki and I am the counsellor behind Make Yourself Counselling.
My professional background
I have over 30 years experience of working with children and families as a family practitioner in a safeguarding role and more recently I have been employed as a mental health recovery worker for a group of charities commissioned by the NHS.
I began my own counselling journey after experiencing two domestically abusive relationship's. I engaged with an absolutely fantastic counsellor and working with her transformed my life. She helped me learn about myself, my own processes and that I deserved to have a life in which I was happy and could be my authentic self.
I knew that one day I wanted to do the same and help women who felt stuck like me to find their own path to lasting change. I am now happily qualified and able to do that.
I'm a member of the BACP: Membership number 01008875 and offer clients sessions of humanistic integrative counselling.
My absolute passion is in supporting women and girls who feel that life isn’t working out quite how they wanted and who feel stuck in finding a way to move forwards.
I can help you with relationship difficulties both personally and professionally, bullying, boundary setting, self esteem issues, and working through difficulties related to childhood and upbringing.
I believe that it’s never too late to be who you want to be and that every woman deserves to achieve her full potential and to reach an understanding of herself on a truly deep and intimate level.
If this sounds like something you might be interested in please get in touch.
I offer free 15 minute introductory chats.
What issues can I help with?
- Relationship difficulties — both personal and professional
- Bullying and workplace conflicts
- Boundary setting and learning to say no
- Low self-esteem and lack of confidence
- The impact of childhood experiences and upbringing
- Recovering from abusive or unhealthy relationships
- Feeling stuck or unsure how to move forward in life
- Emotional overwhelm, sadness, or anxiety
- Finding your authentic self and reconnecting with who you are
- Personal growth, self-awareness, and self-acceptance
My approach
As a counsellor my role is to provide a regular space and a time for you to explore anything that you are struggling with or worrying about.
I am a person centred counsellor. This means the sessions are completely led by you and your needs. I facilitate you to think deeply about your issues using the key person centred skills of empathy, non judgement, and genuineness. You already have everything you need inside you to achieve your full potential. You are the expert on your own life. My role is to provide a supportive non judgemental environment that facilitates self discovery and personal growth. You decide the pace of the therapy and you set the agenda. I use skills such as reflective listening and open ended questioning to enable you to explore your own thoughts and feelings more deeply. Working together we will empower you to develop your own self awareness and find solutions to your own problems.
My location
I work from private offices located in a quiet part of Ilfracombe, and see clients from Barnstaple and the surrounding areas.
Online sessions can be offered via Zoom if required.
Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more about how online therapy works.
Fees & availability
My sessions last 50 minutes, usually taking place on a weekly basis. I charge £60 per session.
We will regularly review our work together to ensure that you are getting what you want from it.
I offer a free introductory call of 15 minutes to ensure that I am the right fit for you and that we can work together.
I currently work Monday and Friday afternoons face to face but may have some slots for online (zoom) sessions moving forwards.
Get in touch
If you’d like to arrange an initial appointment or have any questions about counselling, please get in touch.
You can call me on +4407546071906 or use the secure contact form on this website.
I’ll get back to you as soon as possible — usually within 24 hours.
All contact is confidential and handled securely.