Victoria Porteous, NCPS

Victoria Porteous is an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of practical experience. She draws on her own experiences of grief, addiction and therapy to shape how she works. Victoria is direct and conversational in sessions, and she focuses on concerns such as anger, relationships, trauma, stress and self-esteem.

She keeps sessions personable and often introduces light humour. Conversations aim to feel like an honest chat rather than a clinical interrogation. Victoria may challenge unhelpful thoughts to open up new perspectives while encouraging clearer choices and practical steps.

Victoria has worked with complex trauma survivors and partnered with a government-backed trauma charity to run counselling services during the Covid period. She also works with charity-referrals from doctors and government agencies, and has provided counselling and coaching for business leaders and athletes.

Her approach draws on therapies that focus on values, attachment patterns, emotions and practical thinking. In practice this means helping people notice what matters to them, spot unhelpful thought patterns and work through relationship and family tensions. She pays attention to communication and repeated behaviour cycles that create anger or resentment.

Clients can expect a mix of conversational listening, focused questioning and practical takeaways. Victoria also offers menopause healthcare expertise alongside counselling. She aims to be straight-speaking and honest, asking the questions needed to help people open up and move forward.

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