Virginia Fick , HCPC

Virginia Fick is a counselling psychologist registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council), holding an MA in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health and an MS in Psychology. She was educated and trained in the United States before relocating to the United Kingdom in 2022 to join the NHS as a therapist. Her clinical background spans nonprofit settings, private practice, and community mental health clinics, providing a broad perspective on different service models and client needs.

Virginia works primarily with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and challenges around self esteem and confidence. She also focuses on attachment-related difficulties, communication problems, post-traumatic stress, and questions of sexuality. Her practice draws on client-centered principles alongside approaches suited to trauma and emotion regulation, tailoring interventions to each person’s experience and goals.

She approaches therapy from a collaborative stance, viewing each person as the expert in their own story and building on existing strengths to address current challenges. Virginia acknowledges that beginning therapy can take courage and aims to create a supportive therapeutic relationship that helps people move toward clearer communication, greater emotional regulation, and improved self-worth.

Approaches for online support and flexible sessions

Virginia integrates Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Trauma-Focused Therapy into her work to meet different needs. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic relationship where the therapist listens and supports a person in finding their own solutions - it is helpful for building self esteem, improving communication, and exploring relationship concerns. DBT teaches skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness - it is useful for clients struggling with emotion regulation or chronic relationship conflict. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of past traumatic events and offers structured ways to process memories and reduce trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Virginia works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors treatment over time, combining elements from different approaches as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work on relationship, trauma, intimacy, and self esteem concerns even when in-person appointments are not possible. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt techniques effectively across these formats to support clients' progress.