Victoria Adams

I am currently offering online therapy (video or telephone) and have some flexibility around evenings and Saturday day times.

Please contact me to discuss what you are looking for and if I can help.

I am an experienced relational integrative psychotherapist and counsellor, which means that I am able to draw on a range of approaches in our work together, to uniquely work with you and what you bring.  I am UKCP accredited and BACP registered.  

I have experience in working with a diverse range of clients, across the the life-cycle and from different backgrounds. Besides my private practice, I work in the NHS and have previously worked in a variety of roles including in community, charity and educational settings.

Some people ask what the difference is between counselling and psychotherapy and how to know what it right for them. Short term counselling can offer a supportive space to process immediate concerns and difficulties, such as work-place problems, managing transition or a recent loss, for instance.  Counselling can be enough to get you to where you want to be. 

Other times, longer term psychotherapy is more appropriate.  This is because you may be seeking therapy because you’ve decided it’s time to work on deeper, more long standing difficulties in life - these may include the legacy of a difficult childhood, persistent relationship problems, family issues, loneliness and isolation, for example, or perhaps you are struggling to find meaning.

I aim to offer a warm and collaborative approach in our work together. As your therapist, I will fully listen to you and the difficulties you are having.  I will take into account the whole of you; your experiences today and the wider context and history of your life, and be alongside you in helping you to make sense and meaning of your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. 

With greater clarity comes increased self-understanding, inner cohesion and conscious choice over our lives and relationships going forward. At the heart of my practice is the belief that human beings have great capacity to heal, transform and grow, even in the face of the toughest and most adverse life experiences.  

I understand that it can feel nerve-wracking starting therapy - after all, you are speaking with somebody you do not know, about things that are very personal to you.  This response is common and understandable.  I aim to provide as comfortable space as possible to help facilitate a calm and grounded start and welcome any difficult feelings or questions you may have about therapy.

An initial session will provide the opportunity for us to discuss what brings you to therapy, why now and to decide whether we might work together.  

If we do decide to work together, we can agree a set time period, e.g. 6, 8 or 12 weeks for instance - this can be great if you are looking for short term support and also can help with affordability, as you will know exactly how much you will be paying for your therapy at the outset.  Or alternatively, we can agree open ended working together with opportunities to review as we go along.