Victoria Porteous, NCPS

Victoria Porteous NCPS brings 11 years of clinical experience and a personal understanding of therapy to her counselling and coaching practice. Her own journey began at 22 after the death of her mother, when grief, anger and self-defeating behaviours, compounded by an addictive tendency, led her to seek support. That early experience shaped her commitment to creating therapeutic relationships that feel human, conversational and sometimes even lightened by humour.

Victoria blends a down-to-earth style with respectful challenge, helping people explore different perspectives without resorting to clinical checklists or rote rating scales. During the COVID period she partnered with a government-backed trauma charity, running counselling services for 18 months and working mainly with complex trauma survivors. She also provides therapy through charitable referrals from doctors and government agencies.

Her work spans stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation, relationship and family conflicts, self-defeating behaviours, porn and social media addictions, and lack of purpose. She has a particular focus on estranged family relationships, blended families and step-parenting. Victoria is additionally qualified as a Menopause Healthcare Professional and lists special interests that include attachment issues, addiction, grief, intimacy-related concerns and ADHD.

Victoria has worked with business leaders, legal professionals and elite athletes and contributes regularly to national radio on topics such as mental health and social equality. Her practice offers onsite counselling and coaching in the United Kingdom and she reports average client ratings of 4.9 to 5 out of 5. Victoria aims to offer therapy tailored to the individual and seeks to be the kind of therapist she once needed, inviting those ready to make positive changes to book sessions with her.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Victoria draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy as core parts of her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values and practical steps toward a more meaningful life - it suits issues like anxiety, low motivation and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections; it is useful for relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns and attachment issues. Client-Centered principles also shape her work by placing the client’s experience and pace at the centre of sessions, offering empathic listening and collaboration to build self-awareness and confidence.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Victoria works with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as therapy progresses so the plan reflects what is most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - make regular contact more flexible and accessible. These formats support ongoing work around scheduling constraints, mobility or geographic distance, and allow therapists and registered professionals to maintain continuity of care while tailoring session style to what suits the client best.