- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Victoria
Victoria Porteous is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience. She draws on personal experience of therapy and loss to inform her work. She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, addictions, and life changes.
Victoria keeps sessions conversational and direct. She aims to make talking feel like a normal chat while still looking at patterns that keep people stuck. She will challenge unhelpful thoughts at times to help clients consider different perspectives.
Her background includes running counselling services for a government-backed trauma charity during the Covid period, where she worked mainly with complex trauma survivors. She has also provided counselling through charities that receive doctor or government agency referrals. Outside of counselling she has experience as a private investigator and has worked with business leaders and athletes in coaching and counselling roles.
Victoria uses a mix of clinical approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. She says her work is tailored to each person and integrates coaching where useful to help with career and motivation issues.
She also holds a qualification as a Menopause Healthcare Professional. Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her therapeutic methods translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with intimacy, estrangement and family conflict. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical tools to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will discuss different methods and decide together what fits a person's goals and preferences. That collaborative process can begin online and change as needs evolve.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around study, work and busy schedules. They also allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight and let people take part without travel. Consider what works best for focus and comfort, and discuss practical arrangements with the therapist when you book.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Victoria works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief and life changes.
How does she work in sessions?
She keeps sessions personable and conversational, sometimes using gentle challenges to shift perspectives rather than formal questionnaires.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience, including running counselling services for a government-backed trauma charity during the Covid period.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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