Our Team

Dr Victoria Maddox is an applied psychologist who works with individual adults and couples with a wide range of issues and problems including: anxiety; depression/low mood; stress; abuse and neglect (in childhood and adulthood); assertiveness; bereavement/grief/loss; chronic illness; eating and body image issues; exam stress; gender/sexual identity; life transitions; low self-esteem; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); panic; phobias; post-traumatic stress disorder; relationshipp issues, relaxation; and many more issues. 

She has particular experience working with addictive behaviours, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, bereavement, abuse, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, sleep disorders, emotional regulation, stress, trauma, chronic pain, suicidal ideation, and self harm.
 

Victoria's way of working

Victoria is an empathetic and non-judgmental therapist who takes a humanist approach to therapy and believes in building a strong therapeutic relationship with each client. She offers a number of different therapies including: counselling/psychotherapy, person-centred therapy and cognitive-behaviour therapy as well as Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Gestalt Therapy. She believes in tailoring her therapeutic approach to meet each client's individual needs and preferences.
 

Victoria's background and training

Victoria has over five years' experience of working in support roles including working in a number of residential recovery services as a psychological consultant and subsequently offering one to one therapy. In addition, Victoria worked in a homeless resettlement project. 

Victoria has a doctorate in Applied Psychology (health psychology), an MSc in Health Psychology from Glasgow Caledonian University, an MSc in Psychological Studies from the University of Glasgow, and a COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate from Glasgow Caledonian University. In addition, she has a BA (hons) in History from The Open University.

Victoria is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). 
 

Victoria's fee

Victoria charges £100 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.