victoria adam
Accredited Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) & EMDR Therapist
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious or unhappy? Have you noticed difficult or upsetting thoughts? With many years of experience helping people to overcome negative and unhelpful patterns, I can help you discover new skills, knowledge and techniques to make lasting meaningful change.
I provide an empathic, safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their emotional difficulties. I have experience working with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds and I am sensitive to the context of people’s difficulties including gender, sexuality and culture. I have a genuine passion for helping people to make meaningful and lasting change to their emotional wellbeing. I encourage a shared role within therapy and ultimately hope to equip you with the skills and knowledge to become your own therapist.
I am a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and I hold full accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP), upholding their standards for professional competence and ethical practice. I work together with my clients to understand how their psychological issues developed, what is maintaining them and how they can be overcome. I am experienced working with anxiety issues, trauma, depression and low self-esteem.
I have a particular interest working with people with trauma/PTSD and I am currently completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Enhanced CBT specialising in Psychological Trauma and Personality Development at Oxford University.
Problem’s Victoria is experienced in treating
Trauma
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Depression
Low self-esteem
Anxiety
Social Anxiety
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Health Anxiety
Panic Disorder
Approaches Victoria is trained in include:
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Feedback from Victoria’s Clients
“One's mind is their most powerful tool or the most dangerous weapon. Working with Vicki has helped me build certain playbooks/frameworks to make my mind the most productive and progressive tool it can be. We are human and perfection can't be achieved but being progressive so that we can be good to ourselves and to our dear ones is what therapy can do.” Siddharth
Victoria’s Training & Qualifications
Postgraduate Certificate in Enhanced CBT specialising in Psychological Trauma and Personality Development at Oxford University.
Accreditation
BABCP Accreditation - 160186Post Graduate Diploma in High Intensity Psychological Interventions, University of Sheffield
Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions, University of Sheffield
BSc in Psychology, University of York
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced based & well researched talking therapy. It is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for many mental health problems.
It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for many other mental and physical health problems.
CBT focuses upon how your thoughts and behaviours impact upon your emotions and physical symptoms.
CBT is collaborative treatment and typically involves doing homework tasks between appointments.
It aims to teach you to become your own therapist, teaching you tools so you can keep using the strategies and techniques you have learned after you have finished therapy.
What is EMDR?
When a person experiences psychological trauma or highly stressful events, they are not always able to process the relevant information (i.e. thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations). As a result, they can end up getting “stuck” inside of them and can resurface later on, as if the person was still reliving the traumatic or stressful event.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic technique that helps individuals process traumatic memories and reduce the negative effects of past experiences on their current lives.
EMDR can subsequently improve emotional well-being and help to significantly reduce, but more often eliminate distressing symptoms and bodily sensations associated with the trauma.
During an EMDR session, the therapist guides the patient through a series of eye movements, taps, or sounds while recalling the distressing memory. This process helps to reprocess the memory in a way that reduces its emotional intensity and allows the individual to better cope with the associated feelings and beliefs.
EMDR is often used as a treatment for PTSD and other trauma-linced problems.
In 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has also acknowledged EMDR as being an effective treatment approach to psychological trauma and trauma-related disorders.