Profile / United Kingdom
Victoria Porteous, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment focus
About Victoria
Victoria Porteous NCPS is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship and family problems, addictions, low self-esteem and life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns and career or coaching questions.
Victoria draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Sessions are conversational and direct. She uses questions and occasional challenges to open new perspectives rather than relying on questionnaires or rigid techniques.
Her background includes running counselling services for a government-backed trauma charity during the Covid period, with a focus on complex trauma survivors. She has also worked with referrals from doctors and government agencies and with charity partners. Outside counselling she has experience as a private investigator, which she says helped build listening and observational skills useful in therapy.
Victoria’s practice addresses a wide range of concerns beyond the main areas above. Examples include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family difficulties and step-parenting, body image and codependency, sexual expression and kink, and substance use problems. She also lists ADHD, compassion fatigue and bereavement among her focus areas.
She aims for sessions that feel like an honest conversation and sometimes brings humour when appropriate. Her stated style is personal and straightforward, with an emphasis on practical change and asking direct questions to help people think differently.
Sessions are organised through her private practice and coaching work in the UK. Fees vary with location and are organised via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How Victoria uses CBT, ACT and attachment approaches in online work
Victoria uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and test unhelpful thoughts and patterns. CBT focuses on practical experiments and small behaviour changes to reduce stress and anxiety and to improve everyday functioning.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people notice difficult feelings and then make choices that match their values. ACT can be useful for people dealing with grief, chronic stress or motivation problems.
Attachment-Based Therapy is used where relationships, abandonment or attachment issues are central. This approach looks at how past relationship patterns affect current reactions and aims to create new ways of relating and responding.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and agree on the best methods together. That discussion informs whether the focus is more cognitive, value-driven, or attachment-focused.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. It can also let people use video or audio depending on what suits them for concentration, bandwidth or convenience.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma, relationships, family conflict, addictions, low self-esteem and life changes. Additional topics listed include grief, intimacy issues, parenting and career concerns.
How does she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and direct, with a practical focus. She uses questions and gentle challenge to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new responses.
What experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience and ran counselling services for a government-backed trauma charity during the Covid period, working mainly with complex trauma survivors.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the credential NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements apply?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at present.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees organised?
Fees vary with location and are managed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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