Hi, I'm Vicki
I’m a therapist specialising in endometriosis counselling and attachment-informed therapy. I support clients through the emotional, relational and identity impact of chronic menstrual health challenges, including endometriosis and fibroids.
My work also helps people navigate attachment wounds, dating anxiety and relationship patterns, so they can feel safer in their bodies and harness stronger, more fulfulling connections.
Why I Do This Work
I've sat with so many clients who feel:
- Misunderstood by partners
- Unseen by medical professionals
- Overwhelmed by their own bodies and emotions
I’ve been there too. I know what it’s like to feel as though your body is betraying you, and to question your worth when you’re treated like a medical case instead of a whole human.
My Story
I’ve lived with endometriosis and fibroids for over 25 years. I’ve been through confusing dating experiences, repeating relationship patterns, and long periods of emotional shutdown. At times, I felt like I’d lost touch with who I was beyond work and survival.
I struggled to find the kind of space I really needed,
which was somewhere I could be heard, understood and met without judgment.
That’s why I created Empowered Growth Counselling.
I wanted to offer a different kind of therapeutic space. Somewhere you can exhale and breathe, feel understood and gently come home to yourself.
Why This Work Matters To Me
I know first hand how exhausting and isolating it can be to live with conditions like endometriosis or fibroids. For years, I felt unheard by doctors, overwhelmed by my symptoms and unsure how to talk about what I was going through.
It affected my confidence, my relationships, my identity and how safe I felt in my own body.
Those experiences are part of why I became a therapist, to offer the kind of space I wish I’d had:
- Where nothing is minimised
- Where your emotional pain is valid
- Where you don’t have to carry it alone
This Space Is For You
In therapy with me:
- You don’t have to explain away your pain
- You don’t have to pretend you’re fine
- You don’t have to shrink to be taken seriously
This is a space where what you’re living with is recognised — fully.
Where healing happens at your pace. Gently, respectfully and with care.
My Approach
I believe therapy should feel like a warm exhale. Calm, compassionate, and real.
In our sessions, we go at your pace. I’ll listen with curiosity, ask thoughtful questions, and hold space for your truth — gently and without judgement. My work is human, grounded, and relational. It’s not about fixing. It’s about reconnecting with yourself, with your body, your emotions, your worth, your voice, and your relationships.
You don’t need to perform or hide in therapy sessions with me. You’re allowed to be messy and you’re allowed to feel. Come as you are and let therapy be a calm release. You’ll be met exactly where you are on the day, no pressure and no fixing, just space to begin understanding what’s really going on, slowly, safely, and in your own time.
Why these specialisms?
I specialise in therapy for endometriosis, fibroids, and attachment wounds. These experiences can deeply affect your body, your identity and your ability to feel safe in relationships. They're not just physical conditions or patterns. They carry invisible weight, such as shame, disconnection, grief, and fear of not being seen. I'm here to help you make sense of it all, unpack everything bit-by-bit, and feel a sense of relief.
Whether you’re navigating chronic health, dating struggles, people-pleasing, or anxious attachment, you deserve a space that holds all of it. My approach brings together body, heart, and history, because real healing honours the whole of you.
My Credentials and Training
Level 5 Professiona Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice
Trained in a multi-modality approach, including psychodynamic, person-centred and CBT. I completed my clinical placement at a specialist addiction agency, supporting clients in active addiction and recovery
Level 3 Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills
I’m also a qualified hypnotherapist, with experience supporting clients around anxiety, pain management, and disordered eating.
Ongoing Training & CPD
As part of my commitment to ethical, inclusive practice, I’ve completed additional trainings in:
- The under-representation of women’s health in medical + therapeutic systems
- Supporting patients and carers of Dementia
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Working with ADHD
- Trauma-informed and body-aware approaches
I’m an Accredited Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), and I work to high standards of ethics, safety, and care.
