Meet Victoria
“Victoria is a rare find, a therapist with incredible skill..”
Victoria’s Journey Begins:
After extensive training in physical therapies such as massage, aromatherapy, shiatsu and reflexology, I gained a solid understanding of the physical body, the stress and tension it undertakes, and how to access healing through working with the body. I developed an understanding of how people of all ages wish to look, feel and ultimately strive to be the best they possibly can.
Hello Australia:
Moving to Sydney, Australia, for 5 years fuelled my passion for learning what people wanted and really needed to heal themselves fully.
Training at the College of Holistic Counselling for 2 years, whilst also studying with a meditation teacher led to me attending a 10 day silent Vipassana meditation retreat. This was an incredible time of working with all sorts of teachers and gurus from across Australia and the world, Buddhist monks, yoga teachers, energy healers and psychotherapists.
During my time overseas, I established The Complete Calm Company, which was set up to provide massage therapy to corporate clients, rolling out a service over time that brought much needed yoga classes, counselling and stress reduction to workplaces.
“During my time travelling and working many residential retreats I learned so much about myself. It was here I discovered the sheer joy of connecting with people and the enjoyment that working with people gave me. I love to know where you’re from and what motivates and scares you. My experience gained studying reiki, vibrational healing, breathing techniques and inner child work has provided me with the many tools which allow me to support others.”
Next stop, Nepal then onto Thailand:
Leaving Australia, I travelled to Nepal to take part in an extensive residential yoga teaching training program, to fully understand yoga, and to begin a yoga focused movement and meditation class for physical and emotional health back in the UK.
At this point The Complete Calm Company didn’t feel complete without being able to look at nutrition. I studied nutritional healing through the College of Nutritional Healing, going on to work with nutritionists and naturopaths in Thailand and Australia, spending 5 winters at Chiva Som Health Spa in Thailand, as a visiting consultant practitioner, and at Kamalya Spa on Kho Samui. This provided me with exposure to healing practitioners from all over the world and wealth of knowledge and understanding of different cultures and outlooks. Giving me an unshakable faith that all people from any back ground, when understood and supported, can heal, living more enjoyable and balanced lives.
After half a lifetime spent learning and developing, Victoria brings an accumulation of over 20 years experience and knowledge from around the world. This knowledge brings a unique blend of ancient and modern, Eastern and Western techniques and practices, to help focus the mind, body, spirit, to look and feel your absolute best. Her aim is that as many people as possible can access their own knowledge and wisdom to find their best path to being the happiest, healthiest, most in-control person they can be.
“Victoria now stands alone as a self employed psychotherapist and Wellness adviser.”
This means I take the time and heavily invest in making sure my practice is ethical and maintained to the highest standards. I am fully insured and have membership with the National Counselling Association. I undertake my own supervision with a Person Centred Psychotherapist. I regularly take time for self development, teach classes in meditation and believe strongly in practicing what I preach. I feel privileged to help all the people I do to experience the best life they can.
Working and training globally and living overseas has led me to be fortunate enough to immerse myself in many cultures and to experience diverse approaches to health and wellbeing.
I was fortunate enough to be a Visiting Consultant at Chiva Som Spa for over 5 years. Having grown up in my Mother’s residential Health Spa and seeing the balance of physical emotional and psychological benefits this gives, I would highly recommend that retreats and Spas are a part of your life and my retreats and workshops echo this. I want to deliver to you a piece of this calm and clarity.
