Name: Victoria Maddrell
Address: Suite 9, Southworth Business Suites, Southworth Road, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0HS, GB
Telephone: +447824029938
Price range: £60.00 per session

About me

I am calm, empathic, non-judgemental and friendly. I would be very happy to work with you through your journey at a pace that works for you.

I provide face to face counselling within Southworth Business Centre in Newton-Le-Willows. There is one flight of stairs to climb to get to my therapy room. I am also offering telephone and secure Zoom counselling.

I am an Integrated Therapist, primarily trained in Person Centred Therapy. this is a form of talking therapy where the two of us work together by talking through your issues with you choosing the direction your sessions flow in.

I have 5 years experience of working with trauma survivors for a charity across the North-West. I also specialise in working with individuals with neurodiversity (Autism and ADHD as well as other conditions such as dyslexia) and those with a Learning difficulty/disability.

I feel that my therapy room should feel like a safe sensory environment for everyone. I have a box of fidget toys and a weighted blanket for anyone who wants to use them.

I can also play soft background music and reduce the light levels in my therapy room. I already use lamps instead of harsh overhead lighting for all my sessions.

If you have additional sensory needs that you would like me to meet within my space, please do tell me and I will do everything I can to ensure these needs are met.

My Training:

I trained at Liverpool John Moores University and obtained the qualification PGDip (Postgraduate Diploma) in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice. This training was primarily in Person Centred Therapy. This is a form of talking therapy with the individual being the expert in themselves.

I also have a Master's degree in Foundations of Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with Criminology.

How counselling can help:

When we talk to a trained therapist they are listening very carefully to what we say, how we are saying it and watching our body language. If you say something that seems very significant or your body language shows a conflict with your words the therapist will gently highlight your words back to you, or point out your body language to you, so that you can explore that further. It is also very good for our mental health to offload what is going on for us or what has happened in our past.

Person Centred Therapy puts you at the core of your own therapy, the direction of the therapy is completely your choice, you choose what to talk about and what is important for you. You can choose not to talk about certain areas of your life if you don't feel comfortable doing so.

Alongside this we can explore the way you feel emotions through Emotion Focused Therapy, we can do what is termed chair work where you direct your words at a chair as if a person you want to talk to is in it. I also offer relaxation, hypnotherapy and discussion work to find ways to help you to find ways to reduce stress and anxiety without resorting to medication.

What to expect from your first session:

I offer a reduced price first session, I feel it allows us both to see if we can work well together. During your session, we will talk about what you want from your therapy. We will also discuss if you want a set number of sessions or wish to leave the amount of sessions open with a review every 6 sessions. I offer short term therapy of 2-6 sessions as well as long term therapy for those who feel they need more room to talk. During your first session we will talk about the type(s) of therapy that may benefit you, and we can decide if we are a good fit to work together.

Sessions are 50 minutes long, we would use these sessions primarily for you to talk with my reflections and gentle challenges to make sure you hear yourself. With discussion you may choose for me to use one of the other types of therapy I offer alongside Person Centred Counselling during your sessions such as hypnotherapy or relaxation.

Training, qualifications & experience

Level 7 Diploma - PGDip Counselling and Psychotherapy from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).
Level 7 Masters Degree - MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology.
Level 6 Undergraduate Degree - BSc Hons Psychology with Criminology.
Hypnotherapy Diploma - Dip Hyp CS

I have five years experience counselling individuals with a range of issues including trauma, long term physical health conditions and chronic pain; Domestic Abuse and Anxiety alongside other presenting issues through my work with a trauma charity and within my private practice.

I have ten additional years experience of working hands on with individuals with Autism, Mental Health Conditions and Learning Disabilities/difficulties. This work has primarily been at Support Worker and Support Work Management level.

I have attended the following Professional Development courses:

Autism Affirming Therapist Accreditation - 30 hours online - 2025
Working with and understanding individuals with Autism and ADHD Open University courses - 20 hours online - 2024
Working with clients with long-term health conditions - 2019 - 1 Day
Suicide Prevention Training - 2019 - 1 Day
Domestic Abuse Awareness Course - 2021 - 1/2 Day
Mindfulness training - ongoing course -started June 2021

I will shortly be undertaking training in EMDR and will be able to provide this therapy from the middle of 2027.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Accredited register membership

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Chronic Pain
Long-term Physical Health Conditions
Hypnotherapy
Emotion Focused Therapy

Therapies offered

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Fees

£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

Low income
Keyworkers
OAPs
Students
Trainee counsellors
Unemployed
Refugees

Additional information

£30 per session to concessions clients noted above.

Telephone/online therapy = £48 per session

In person therapy = £60 per session with a reduced price first session at £30.

When I work

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Early morning
Morning
Early afternoon
Late afternoon
Evening

Further information

My practice rooms are located in Suite 9, Southworth Business Centre on Southworth Road opposite Newbank Garden Centre just before the crossroads as you leave Newton-Le-Willows.

There is a dedicated free car park for visitors to the business centre on the left through the gates just before the building.

It is a 10 minute walk from Newton-Le-Willows train station and on a number of bus routes including the 34, 360 and 612 as per google maps.

Victoria Maddrell