Victoria Porteous, NCPS

Victoria Porteous is a counsellor who uses a conversational, person-focused style. She draws on her own experiences of loss, addiction and therapy to make sessions feel relatable. Victoria aims to build a genuine connection so conversations can feel like an honest chat rather than a clinical exercise.

She keeps sessions personable and sometimes injects gentle humour to ease difficult topics. Victoria will ask direct questions and at times respectfully challenge thoughts to help people see things from different angles. Her aim is to help people feel heard and understood so they can make changes that matter to them.

Victoria has worked with complex trauma survivors and ran counselling services for a Government-backed trauma charity during the Covid period. She also has experience working with people referred by doctors and government agencies and has supported clients through charities. Her background includes work with business leaders, athletes and public figures, and she appears on national radio to speak about mental health and social issues.

She helps people with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions and parenting strain. Victoria has a particular focus on estranged family relationships, blended family issues and step-parenting, and she lists jealousy among her areas of focus.

Victoria holds NCPS as a listed credential and is based in the United Kingdom. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to tailor work to each person.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and issues where people want clearer direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current connections, which is often helpful for intimacy concerns, estrangement and blended family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs shift, with techniques drawn from different models to fit each person.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow short check-ins when needed. It also gives scope to continue work if circumstances make face-to-face meetings harder, while keeping the focus on what practical steps help you move forward.