Hi, I’m Victoria,
and I’ve been on both sides of therapy.
I bring my own life lessons, mistakes I’ve made, losses and my experience of having therapy to the work I do.
I first had therapy when I was 22 and my mum passed away. I was incredibly angry, felt very alone and indulged in many self-defeating behaviours. My addictive personality added to the challenges I was already going through and needed to be addressed.
Therapy was, over time transformative for me and really helped me change my mindset and outlook. The key is to get a therapist you really connect and gel with, so much so that it can at times just feel like a chat.
I make our sessions personable and conversational and dare I say it, try to bring some humour to them. It’s not clinical and I promise I’ll never ask you anything as dull as “On a scale of 1 to 10, how are you feeling?”.
I’ll also at times respectfully challenge your thoughts in order to look at other perspectives.
I partnered with a Government backed trauma charity to run all of their counselling services for 18 months during Co-Vid and worked mainly with complex trauma survivors. I also work with people through charities that are referred by their Doctor and/or Government agencies.
I also have testimonials for the work I do from business leaders and athletes such as the previous Executive of Glasgow City Council who had over 4000 employees, Scotland's leading and award winning Criminal Defence and Human Rights Lawyer and Paralympian gold medalist and Nike athlete to name a few. I am a regular contributor on national radio speaking about mental health, social equality and current affairs.
For more information feel free to visit my LinkedIn page.
Working with individuals and companies through my private practice counselling and coaching onsite, I provide a safe and non-judgemental space.
I help people with (but not limited to) stress and anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem/confidence, motivation, relationship issues, family conflicts, self-defeating behaviours, porn/social media addictions and lack of purpose/direction. I have a particular focus on estranged family relationships, blended families and step-parenting.
I am also qualified as a Menopause Healthcare Professional.
My average reviews from people I do sessions with have always been 4.9 or 5 out of 5,
I will be completely authentic with you and will ask you the right questions to help you feel comfortable enough to open up with me.
I previously worked as a private investigator so whilst they are very different careers, they both require strong listening skills, picking up on non-verbal cues, asking the correct questions to build a picture then trying to piece things together to make sense.
I offer a different type of therapy that is entirely tailored to the individual. I aim to be the person/therapist I needed when things felt very bleak and I wanted someone to hear and understand me.
If you know you want to make positive changes to feel empowered and you’re brave enough to go on the sometimes really tough journey of self-discovery and acceptance, then I look forward to you booking sessions with me.
Take care,
Victoria
Additional areas of focus: 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
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #VG00P07
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Victoria Porteous. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
She is an amazing therapist and she listens and guides
Written on Mar 31, 2026 after therapy with Victoria for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, anger management, and compassion fatigue
She’s professional and have a lot of experience and knowledge in therapy. I would recommend her to anyone who needs therapy.
Written on Mar 17, 2026 after therapy with Victoria for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Excellent
Written on Jan 23, 2026 after therapy with Victoria for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, and relationship issues
Victoria is amazing and I personally felt an instant connection with her. She makes you feel comfortable and is also good at drawing in her own personal experiences which make you feel at ease. I would highly recommend as feel I’m on a pathway to healing.
Written on Sep 28, 2025 after therapy with Victoria for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
I feel stronger. I am better at being honest with myself as well as with others about how I’m feeling. Which saves a lot of bother. Victoria is a lovely person and an excellent therapist. As well as being a good person and professional, she is funny and will laugh with me, which makes me feel normal and relaxed.
Written on Jun 09, 2025 after therapy with Victoria for 10 months on issues concerning lgbt
Victoria is incredibly empathetic, non-judgemental and generally great at her job. If you like your first session with her, you will like the others. I have been having therapy with Victoria for about a year now and couldn't be happier. She is very knowledgeable and neither shares too much nor too little about herself. I always feel very welcome and taken care of.
Thank you, Victoria!
Written on May 05, 2025 after therapy with Victoria for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd