Victoria Kershaw , BACP

Victoria Kershaw is a psychotherapist working in the United Kingdom. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties and major life changes. Victoria has five years of clinical experience and holds BACP registration, which she uses to guide her practice.

She believes the client is the expert in their own life. Sessions are collaborative and focus on finding practical steps that fit each person's situation. Conversations are paced to suit the individual, with room to reflect and try new ways of coping.

Victoria often helps people facing issues linked to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, fertility and family problems. She also offers support for body image, shame and guilt, infidelity, communication problems and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her work includes addressing dissociation, intellectual disability related concerns and commitment worries.

In the therapy room she aims to identify strengths and build resilience. Work can include talking through difficult feelings, practising new communication skills and planning small changes to daily routines. Victoria keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to the client.

Practicalities are explained clearly from the start. Sessions can be arranged by completing the site matching process and booking according to availability. The emphasis is on steady progress and on tools people can use between sessions.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Victoria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are adapted for remote sessions. One approach focuses on practical coping skills and behavioural change to reduce anxiety and lift low mood; this involves setting small goals, tracking progress and practising new habits between sessions. Another approach concentrates on building self-esteem and improving relationship patterns by noticing unhelpful thinking and trying alternative responses in safe steps, which can help with communication problems and commitment worries.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which techniques fit best with each person's goals and preferences, and will adjust methods as progress is made. This means sessions are tailored rather than fixed, and clients are involved in choosing the next steps.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or people who prefer to write. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.