Hi...
I'm Victoria

I love my dog, I love to paint...But my passion is counseling, it's you; it's your life and your struggles; it's learning about where you get stuck.

We will learn about ways we can live with struggles; with anxiety, grief and sadness, and still become the person we want to be.

We will practice together because we're in this together.

How we will work together...

I'll work with you to apply the six principles of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). I will work with you because I have to practice everyday to remember,pause,breathe,choose. It's a life-long journey toward a fulfilling life.

Our goal will be psychological flexibility using

the six principles:

Contact with the present moment
Values - heading in a valued direction
Committed action - toward who we want to be
Acceptance - making room in ourselves for whatever we experience - thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations
Defusion - the process - not of disputing your feelings and thoughts,but holding them lightly
Self as context

I use these every day - we will learn and practice together.

We can do this together...

I am committed to enhancing your mental well-being through compassionate and professional counseling.

I look forward to working with you, to help you discover tools that help you to live a valued life, despite anxiety, depression, grief, and childhood issues that get in the way of that.