Victoria Porteous, NCPS
Victoria Porteous is a counsellor with 11 years of experience who combines lived experience and professional practice.
About Victoria
Victoria Porteous is a counsellor with 11 years of experience who combines lived experience and professional practice. She brings honesty and warmth to sessions and aims to make conversations feel natural rather than clinical. Victoria keeps sessions conversational and will sometimes gently challenge unhelpful thoughts to help people find new perspectives.
She says her own experience of loss and recovery shapes her work. That background influences how she approaches grief, trauma and addictive behaviours.
Background and approach
Victoria has run counselling services for a Government-backed trauma charity and has worked with people referred via doctors and public agencies. Victoria uses a flexible, person-focused style. She draws on trauma-focused approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-based ideas.
Sessions focus on practical steps people can take between meetings, and on building clearer ways to manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. Her practice covers many concerns including self-esteem, coping with change, addictions, parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues and career worries. She also works with people facing estrangement, blended family dynamics and communication problems.
Victoria aims to be direct but compassionate, helping people recognise patterns and decide what to change. She has worked with community charities and in independent practice, and contributes to national radio discussions about mental health and social equality. Victoria uses plain language, occasional humour and a steady, attentive manner to help people feel heard and supported.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | VG00P07 | August 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Victoria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Victoria names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Approaches that suit online counselling
Victoria often uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process difficult memories and reduce the power those memories have over daily life. This approach can be useful for people coping with past abuse, loss or complex stress reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is another common strand. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while taking steps that match a person's values, which can help with anxiety, low motivation and life changes.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Victoria will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She combines methods where useful and checks in regularly to see what is helping and what needs to change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and seeing facial cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat or text messaging can suit people who prefer written reflection or need brief, ongoing support between meetings. These formats help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Victoria help with?
She supports people with trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, grief and self-esteem issues. Other areas include relationship concerns, addictions, parenting strain and career or purpose questions.
How would you describe Victoria's therapy style?
Her style is conversational and direct. She aims to make sessions feel like a real discussion and will sometimes gently challenge thoughts to open new perspectives.
What experience does she bring to the work?
Victoria has 11 years of clinical experience and personal experience of loss and recovery. She previously ran counselling services for a Government-backed trauma charity and has worked with charity and agency referrals.
What credentials and location should I know about?
Victoria holds NCPS as a credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for her sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Victoria?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.