Victoria Adams

I am currently offering weekly online video sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings between 5pm-8pm. 

Sessions are 50 minutes long and cost £85.  I may be able to offer a reduced fee if you are struggling financially, so do ask me if this is something you think you may need.

I am registered with all major insurers (inc. Bupa, AXA, Aviva and Vitality) so you may be able to access free or heavily subsidised sessions which are covered by your insurer.

Please feel free to get in contact with any questions you may have. 

Hello.  My name is Victoria and I'm an experienced relational integrative psychotherapist and counsellor.  What this means is that I'm able to draw from a range of theoretical approaches and ways of working, to facilitate a unique and meaningful therapeutic process.

I came to this profession over a decade ago, having first built a career predominantly in the regulatory sector, so bring with me a blend of professional background and life experience.  I am both BACP and UKCP registered and accredited.

I have experience in working with a diverse range of clients, across all stages of life and from different backgrounds. Besides my private practice I currently work in the NHS in one of the most diverse boroughs of London and have experience of working in both secondary and primary care mental health care.   I've also worked at Mind, as a university counsellor and in a various community 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 have 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.

Therapy can feel like a very 'real' conversation about what it is to be the person who is you - without the need for the social masks that we may put on in other relationships. 

Therapy can bring great personal clarity.  With greater clarity comes increased self-understanding, inner cohesion and conscious choice over your life 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.  

Starting therapy can feel daunting.  After all, you are speaking with somebody you don't know, about things that are very personal to you.  Feeling this way is common and understandable. I encourage you to simply acknowledge and allow whatever feelings you may have.  When we meet, my aim is to provide as comfortable a space as possible - whilst recognising it is of course going to take a bit of time to get to know each other. 

An initial session provides the opportunity for us to discuss what brings you to therapy, why now and to decide whether we might work together.  If you would like to schedule a session, please contact me for availability and we can take it from there. 

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.