Victoria Mawdsley, BACP

Victoria Mawdsley is an integrative counsellor with three years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of mental health challenges. She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes, and maintains a private practice called VJM Counselling that she has run for nearly two years.

Prior to qualifying as a counsellor, Victoria spent more than two decades working in health and social care as a health care assistant, primarily in dementia care. That long background in care work informs her therapeutic style and provides practical insight that she can draw upon when it is relevant to a client’s situation. She holds the BACP credential - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her commitment to professional standards.

Her manner in therapy is relaxed and client-focused, with an emphasis on meeting each person where they are. She uses a blend of client-centered principles alongside cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices and psychoeducation to tailor support to individual needs. Victoria is particularly interested in reducing stigma around mental health and helping people develop clearer self-understanding.

She also offers support for concerns such as caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, domestic violence, isolation and loneliness, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and workplace difficulties. Victoria welcomes clients who feel worn down by holding everything together and aims to create a space where they can begin to explore change and healing. She looks forward to working with new clients who are ready to take that step.