- Conversational style
- Focus on relationships
- Practical steps
About Victoria
Victoria Porteous is a counsellor who uses conversational, person-centred work to help people make real changes. She draws on her own lived experience of loss and recovery to keep sessions practical and down-to-earth. Victoria aims for a warm, informal tone and uses humour when appropriate to put people at ease.
She blends several approaches in session, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based methods. Sessions focus on clear, achievable steps and on noticing unhelpful patterns. Victoria will sometimes gently challenge thinking to open up new perspectives.
Victoria has 11 years of experience and has worked with trauma survivors through a Government-backed charity. She has also worked with people referred by doctors and public agencies and has given national radio contributions on mental health and social equality. Her background includes work as a private investigator, which she says informs her observational and questioning skills.
Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns such as relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, anxiety and stress, addictions and codependency, grief, self-esteem and parenting issues. She also supports people facing career decisions, burnout and compassion fatigue. Victoria is qualified as a Menopause Healthcare Professional in addition to her counselling credentials (NCPS).
Victoria works in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. If someone is curious about booking, they are invited to use the site's Start Therapy process to begin the matching and scheduling steps.
Therapeutic approaches and online working together
Victoria often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-led steps despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when people struggle with trust, closeness or repeated relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and agree a way forward with the client. That choice is collaborative and can change as needs and goals evolve.
If you are considering online work, please confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also suit people who prefer talking without being on camera or who need to join from a quieter location. Registered or accredited professionals commonly adapt tools from CBT, ACT and attachment work to an online setting so therapy remains practical and goal-focused.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, addictions and codependency among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and person-centred, with a focus on practical steps and occasional respectful challenge to unhelpful thoughts.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of experience, has run counselling services for a Government-backed trauma charity and has worked with people referred by doctors and agencies.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NCPS as a listed credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.