Victoria Porteous, NCPS

Victoria Porteous brings 11 years of practice and her own lived experience to therapy. She makes sessions conversational and down-to-earth so people can speak honestly without feeling judged. Victoria aims to be the kind of counsellor she needed during hard times, offering warmth, directness and occasional humour in sessions.

She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. These help people notice patterns, test new ways of thinking and rebuild emotional connection. Victoria also uses attachment-based and client-centred ideas to tailor the work to each person.

Her background includes managing counselling services for a government-backed trauma charity during the COVID period, with a focus on complex trauma survivors. She has worked with referrals from doctors and government agencies and has experience with organisations and individuals across different sectors.

Victoria helps people with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, addictions and career or life changes. She has particular experience with estranged family relationships, blended family and step-parenting challenges, plus areas such as body image, codependency and commitment issues.

She is NCPS credentialed, works from the United Kingdom and speaks English. Sessions are described as personalised and practical, with respectful challenge when useful. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How therapy approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low motivation and coping with life changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on feelings and attachment patterns to help people improve how they relate and reconnect emotionally, which suits relationship and intimacy concerns. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person and their experience at the heart of the work, offering a listening, non-judgemental space to figure things out and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together you’ll choose or blend methods that feel most useful for your situation rather than following a fixed protocol.

Practical benefits of online therapy vary by what the therapist currently offers, so confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue therapy while juggling work, family or recovery, as sessions can be scheduled to suit everyday life.