Counsellor profile
Victoria Porteous, NCPS
United Kingdom
NCPS counsellor - relationships and trauma
Continue with VictoriaWhere Victoria stands
- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / VG00P07
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Codependency issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Attachment work
About Victoria
Victoria Porteous is an NCPS counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years' experience. She draws on personal experience of loss, addiction and therapy to inform her work. She helps people with relationship problems, trauma, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety, and issues linked to addiction and family life.
Victoria keeps sessions conversational and direct. She aims for practical, down-to-earth discussion rather than formal questionnaires. She will sometimes gently challenge thoughts to open up different perspectives and bring moments of humour into sessions when appropriate.
Her background includes running counselling services for a government-backed trauma charity during the Covid period, working mainly with complex trauma survivors. She has also provided counselling through charities on referral from doctors and government agencies, and has experience working with business leaders and athletes in coaching and counselling roles.
Victoria combines psychotherapy approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy with a client-centred way of talking. She says the key is finding a therapist someone connects with, and she aims to be the kind of practitioner she wished she had in her own darkest moments.
Practical matters Victoria notes include that sessions are held through her private practice and that fees vary by location. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options provided.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and learning which values matter most. It helps people carry on with meaningful actions even when emotions feel strong. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people spot and change repeating dynamics. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) examines how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Victoria will discuss different methods and help decide which fits best based on a person's concerns, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where the client’s experience guides the plan.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, working with a therapist online can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, avoid travel time, and keep check-ins shorter when needed. It also means sessions can be scheduled around work or family commitments and adjusted to practical needs without promising any particular format.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of relationship concerns does she address?
She helps people with relationship problems, communication problems, commitment issues and intimacy-related concerns.
Does she work with codependency or people-pleasing?
Yes, codependency appears among her focus areas and she helps people notice patterns like putting others first at their own expense.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and direct, with occasional respectful challenges to broaden perspective and moments of humour when suitable.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years' experience and has run counselling services for a government-backed trauma charity, working with complex trauma survivors.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential as stated in her profile.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients at this time.
What are the session formats and fees?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking. Fees vary with location and the practice uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.