Live your life with more
You wonder why it feels so hard to be happy…
You are busy, ambitious and have a successful career, but feel unfulfilled in your personal life.
You may put on a good front, but you feel stressed and are becoming burnt out.
When it’s time to sleep, you can’t quiet the thought loops in your head.
Perhaps you're the kind of person who people pleases or avoids conflict.
Maybe you've convinced yourself you're a fraud, just waiting to be exposed.
You’re really hard on yourself and you know that’s not great, but you’re not sure how to do it differently.
You just don’t feel happy - yet the ‘pursuit of happiness’ is constantly emphasized through various channels such as social media and friends - making you feel worse.
“It is never too late to take charge of your health and life”
“Therapy can help you to achieve meaningful & lasting changes”
Welcome,
Dr Victoria Bell, is an Oxford University qualified HCPC Consultant Clinical Psychologist, BABCP Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, University Lecturer and Author. Her extensive knowledge and experience give clients the utmost confidence that they are in ethical and competent hands.
Dr Bell believes therapy can be benefical for everyone. “We all take leaps forward and then steps back. One moment we feel like we have it all together, and the next we’re wondering where things went wrong”.
She is passionate about providing evidence-based talking therapies which are proven to work, and is driven by the experience that good quality psychological therapy can transform lives.
Therapy provides a non-judgemental and confidential space, where you can be yourself. You can collect your thoughts, breathe, and focus on what matters most to you.
In-person & online therapy.
Dr Bell brings a calm and containing presence, along with energy and clear focus. She will work with you to understand your goals, then she can discuss and advise the best therapy approach based on psychological theory and the evidence - to help you live a life that is more like the one you picture in your head.
Online therapy has been proven to be an effective forum for the delivery of psychological care. Research evidence shows equivalent effectiveness of online and in-person therapy. It is an especially good fit for individuals with a busy lifestyle. Dr Bell’s clients report high levels of satisfaction with online therapy, as well as significant improvements in their symptoms.
Please note: Dr Bell predominantly runs a virtual clinic and offers online sessions via Zoom/MS Teams/Google to clients across the UK and internationally. She has some limited face-to-face sessions available, but these have a waiting list.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
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Compassion Focused Therapy
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Schema Therapy
Thrive & grow through a variety of challenges…
Anxiety
Therapy can help with: excessive worry; fearing the worst; feeling dread in anticipation of being in a certain situation; palpitations; feeling short of breath; feeling out of control; racing thoughts; avoidance of situations; doing things to ‘protect’ yourself; difficulty getting to sleep etc.
Depression
Therapy can help with: feeling low or sad; mood swings; nothing seems fun; believing you are bad or useless; increased irritability; pessimism; lack of motivation and energy; withdrawing from friends and family; poor concentration; poor sleep & appetite etc.
Imposter syndrome
Therapy can help you understand the type of imposter syndrome that you exhibit (i.e., the…perfectionist, superwoman/man, natural genius, soloist, expert); and lessen your self-doubt and beliefs about incompetence (that persist despite experience & accomplishments) etc.
Overthinking
Therapy can help with: excessively analysing and dwelling on your thoughts; constantly replaying past events; comparing yourself to others; worrying about the future; getting caught up in hypothetical scenarios; having an ‘all-or-nothing’ outlook; poor decision-making abilities etc.
Perfectionism
Therapy can help with: judging your performance in an ‘all-or-nothing’ way; excessive time spent on achieving goals at expense of other areas of your life; procrastination of work; comparing how well you do to others; unrelenting self-imposed expectations etc.
Self-confidence
Therapy can help with: a dislike of yourself in a general way; self-criticism; ignoring praise/ successes/ strengths; feelings of shame & frustration; neglecting your needs; difficulty being assertive; poor decision making; trying too hard to please others etc.
Could you be living with High Functioning Depression?
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Could you be living with High Functioning Depression? 〰️
High-functioning depression’ is applicable to those who maintain everyday activities and sometimes are incredibly successful professionally yet are struggling with some depression symptoms. Dr Bell says…“Clients frequently say they believed their symptoms were not severe enough to seek professional help.” See here for more details.
Effective private therapy.
Sessions that are highly personalised, based on the latest theories and developments in psychology are key to seeing results…
As a Clinical Psychologist, Dr Bell has received academic training in a wide range of mental health problems, and gained in-depth clinical experience of using various therapy approaches.
Dr Bell is committed to providing evidence-based therapies which are proven to work as recommended by NICE, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapies.