Victoria Porteous, NCPS
11 years in practice
Victoria Porteous is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other human-centred approaches.
License and registration
- NCPS
- VG00P07 · expires August 2026
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Victoria
Victoria Porteous is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other human-centred approaches. She draws on 11 years of clinical experience and personal experience of therapy to make sessions feel straightforward and conversational. Victoria aims to create an open space where people can talk about loss, anxiety, addiction and relationship strain without feeling judged.
She keeps sessions practical and down to earth. Conversations focus on what matters now and on small changes that help day-to-day life.
Background and approach
She may gently challenge unhelpful thoughts and offer different perspectives to help people find new ways of coping. Victoria has experience working with complex trauma survivors and ran counselling services for a Government-backed trauma charity during the Covid period.
She also works with people referred via charities and statutory agencies and has supported clients with addiction, grief, parenting pressure and blended family issues. Her background includes work with business leaders and athletes and regular national radio contributions on mental health and social equality.
She was previously a personal investigator, a role she says sharpened her listening and observational skills which she now brings to therapy. Practices include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centred work. Victoria is registered with NCPS and sees people in the United Kingdom.
Sessions are offered in English and arranged to suit individual needs.
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
Approaches Victoria names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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 therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Victoria uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with strong feelings that shape their relationships and responses. EFT can be useful when loss, attachment wounds or intimacy-related concerns are getting in the way of everyday life.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take values-based steps forward. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at early patterns of relating that affect current connections and coping strategies.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be a shared decision. Victoria will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most workable, then adapt methods so they fit the person sitting in front of the screen or on the phone.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video suits in-depth conversations, phone can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging lets people pace their thoughts over time. These options make it easier to fit therapy around busy lives and varying schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does she help with?
Victoria helps people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, addictions, grief and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing parenting challenges, blended family issues and work-related pressure.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and down to earth, mixing Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, CBT and client-centred work. Sessions are practical and may include gentle challenges to unhelpful thoughts.
What experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of experience and has worked with complex trauma survivors, including running counselling services for a Government-backed trauma charity during Covid.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
Victoria does not take international clients at this time.
How are sessions delivered and what is the cost model?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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