Victoria Walford
EMDR practitioner psychologistAbout Me
Hello! How can I help you? What would you like to achieve?
I’d like to help you to choose the right therapist for you. Below is an introduction to Psychology (why you may feel as you do) and my style followed by my story which led me here to help you.
Continuous life stress can equate to the trauma of a car crash. However, you don’t have to have a car crash to suffer from life’s challenges or other ‘stress' symptoms such as anxiety, depression, overwhelm, relationship difficulties, eating/drinking problems, self-esteem, sleepless nights, escapism or even flashbacks. How you respond to life’s challenges is unique to you. From the moment you’re in gestation, life experience shapes your behaviour and personality. More complex health problems tend to develop from a more challenging life experience, and complex family history - both genetically and experientially. This is often revealed through disorders such as anxiety, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, OCD, Anorexia, Complex PTSD or other personality disorders.
I use an educational and integrative approach. EMDR psychotherapy combined with 'ego state work' caters for individual complexities that successful therapy requires. This therapy is a 3 pronged approach that acknowledges the influence of your past on the now, and future. It develops personal integrity, and understanding whilst helping the brain to work more efficiently. Ultimately, EMDR therapy re-integrates 'unprocessed life experiences' and enables you to feel happy and healthy moving forward.
I'm empathetic and enthusiastic. I'm open and direct. I believe in small practical steps towards achieving your goal. Together we will work to heal for the long term, and use a blend of approaches to do this. It isn't always easy but I can help you pass through the difficult moments. Understanding why you act as you do helps you to manage unwanted emotion and make positive change. You're about to embark on an enlightening road that leads to a wonderful sense of inner calm, and confidence. You'll discover new energy, make better decisions, and have improved relationships.
You may wonder about my story - here it is and why it places me in a good place to help you...
Pocket Stress Buster (PSB) in mobile, laptop and desktop friendly. The course is delivered to you weekly, though you can slow this down, and the audio lessons are broken into bitesize chunks of a couple of minutes each, totalling 20(ish) minutes a week. The audio lessons are transcribed for you to read if you prefer. The practice is up to you, I recommend 20minutes a day if you want to make real change. You can spread the practice over the day. PSB is like a fitness plan; pilates for the nervous system. There are a host of tools to make it interactive, push notifications to encourage you, exercises to practice, and all sorts. Please discover!
One of my goals is to make therapy cost effective and as such PSB Subscription is £15.95 a month, the workshops are £65 each via Zoom, and individual sessions £120.
Issues often worked with
Therapy offered
Client groups
Fees
If you have health insurance -I am an approved supplier with Aviva health insurance.
£130 per session for 1-2-1
Rates include follow up communication/re-arranging/ emergency calls and ad-hoc communication between sessions etc.
Please note that there is a 48hr cancellation policy.
Any queries please do contact me - thank you
Training and qualifications
Currently writing the thesis for an MSc in EMDR and have received a distinction to date - work includes Complex Cases in Clinical Populations e.g. for dissociative disorders / Advanced Research Methods / Current Issues etc.
Levels 1-4 EMDR Psychotherapy EMDR (incl. post graduate EMDR).
Advanced Attachment based-EMDR.
Post Graduate in Psychology - with a dissertation on implicit behaviour.
Deep Brain Orientation - this is really useful for trauma and relationship trauma.
NLP, Compassion focused therapy, Meditation, CBT and Stress Inoculation techniques are approaches I have experienced in depth and studied without formal qualifications.
BA Languages - I am bilingual in Italian, speak French and understand Spanish with a simpler style of speaking!
Testimonials upon request...
Verified professional membership

