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Victoria Kershaw, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Victoria Kershaw helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She supports those facing relationship difficulties and major life changes. Victoria works alongside people who feel stuck or have lost direction in life.

She has five years of experience as a psychotherapist working in the United Kingdom. Victoria believes people know their lives best and that therapy is a collaborative effort. Sessions focus on spotting strengths, building practical coping skills and taking small, meaningful steps forward.

Background and approach

Victoria often helps with issues linked to attachment, adoption and foster care, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also supports people managing body image, fertility worries, separation and the fallout from infidelity. Her practice includes work with communication problems, commitment concerns and the emotional effects of family difficulties.

People who experience dissociation, guilt, shame or challenges around life purpose can find a steady, patient listener in her. Victoria also has experience supporting people with intellectual disability to access helpful ways of coping. She aims to adapt conversations to each person's pace and needs.

Therapy sessions are conversational and practical. Victoria aims to make ideas easy to apply day to day. She encourages small experiments between sessions and reviews what helps most.

This keeps progress tangible and manageable.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Victoria describes her work as rooted in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she uses helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different responses in everyday situations. This method is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress because it targets the thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.

Another approach she uses centres on attachment and relationships. It helps people notice how past relationships shape current patterns, and then try new ways of communicating and connecting. This can be helpful for relationship problems, commitment worries and issues tied to adoption or foster care.

Choosing the right way of working is part of the process. Victoria treats therapy as a collaborative search for what helps most. She will discuss options, set goals with the client and adapt methods to match their needs and preferences.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people see expressions and have fuller conversations, while phone sessions suit quieter connections or lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection and when writing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into daily life.

What concerns does Victoria support?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment, body image and fertility issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are collaborative and conversational. The emphasis is on identifying strengths, trying practical steps and reviewing what works between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

Victoria has five years of professional experience as a psychotherapist working with a range of emotional and personal concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Also listed

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Victoria Kershaw, BACP

Background and approach

How evidence-based approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety