ABOUT ME
Victoria Moorhead FMBPsS
BA (Hons) · MSc · PGDip
BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
EMDR Europe & UK Accredited Practitioner
Fully Trained ADHD Assessor
I am an experienced therapist in Sheffield, working as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, EMDR Practitioner and ADHD Assessor, with a professional background spanning psychological therapy, health psychology, education and the NHS.
I worked within the NHS Specialist Psychotherapy Services from 2013 to 2022, as part of the Mood, Anxiety and PTSD Psychotherapy Service. My work involved providing specialist psychological therapy for people experiencing complex and persistent difficulties, often where previous treatments had not been effective or had not been appropriate.
Over the years, I have worked with a broad range of difficulties including PTSD and complex trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, phobias and other longstanding psychological difficulties.
My original academic background was in Early Years Education and I hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). I later completed an MSc in Health Psychology before undertaking postgraduate training in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy. That combination has given me a particular interest in how our experiences, development, physical health and environment interact with the way we think, feel and behave.
Alongside CBT, I am an EMDR Practitioner, accredited through EMDR UK and EMDR Europe. I use EMDR particularly in my work with trauma and PTSD, and where difficult past experiences continue to affect someone in the present.
I also have specialist training and experience in ADHD assessment. My approach is thorough and collaborative, looking beyond a checklist of symptoms to understand the person's developmental history and the way ADHD may be affecting different areas of their life.
My clinical style is straightforward, warm and collaborative. Therapy doesn't need to feel mysterious or overly clinical. I want people to understand what we're doing, why we're doing it, and how it might help.
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP), a full member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), and an accredited EMDR Practitioner with EMDR UK and EMDR Europe.
