Dr Victoria Selby Psychology Services
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Welcome to My Site. If you have found yourself here you are probably considering how to understand yourself, your relationships, patterns or history a little better. My main goal is to provide collaborative and relational support to people in a quest to improve aspects of their life. This might be in individual therapy, through supervision of your work, in sharing knowledge through accessible and tailored training or improving your organisations wellbeing and approach to one another. I am based in the North West of England where I have a face to face clinic space. But I am able to work nationally on projects and can offer virtual nationwide opportunities for therapy and supervision. Thank you for deciding to visit - please do get in touch if you have any further questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
To help you make a decision about your next steps
What is a Clinical Psychologist?
A Clinical Psychologist is a healthcare professional that has completed Doctorate level education in mental health difficulties. They train to apply psychological understanding to mental health problems and work with aspects of the mind to help support change in others.
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What types of problems do you work with?
I have experience of working with a range of adult mental health difficulties. This includes; depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, adjustment, relational problems and with people that often attract a diagnosis of personality disorder. I specialise in perinatal wellbeing, working with people that have encountered identity changes in pregnancy and parenthood, the loss of infants and trauma that can occur in and around birth.
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What will happen in our first appointment?
We will initially have a brief 15 minute phone call. The purpose of this isn't to develop a full understanding of what is happening for you, but to make a connection, hear each other and summarise, briefly, if I might be able to help you. Following this I generally offer an assessment period over 1-2 sessions. Here I will ask a little more about you, what's been happening and what is still happening in your life that might be contributing towards your stress or distress. During these appointments we will consider what you want from therapy and how I can work, alongside you, to promote change and understanding.
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How much do you charge?
My charge is £140 for a 50 minute direct therapy appointment or £120 for a 1 hour for supervision. Please contact me for a quote on training and consultation pieces of work.
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Do you take health insurance?
Currently I only take self-funded clients.
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Do you offer virtual or face-to-face appointments?
I offer virtual and in person appointments. My clinic setting is located in the North West of England - close to Liverpool and Manchester. This clinic currently runs on a Friday but if you have a preference for another day I am happy to chat to you about this. Evening appointments will usually be completed virtually.
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Do you have Terms & Conditions?
Yes, if you wish to proceed to working together I will send you a copy of my Terms & Conditions, GPDR information and a Therapeutic Contract. This enables us to work safely and professionally together.
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How can I get in touch?
You are welcome to follow the 'contact' tab within this website, or you can find me on Psychology Today. I am also available via email on: victoriaanneselby@gmail.com
Please note there may be a very slight delay in my email responses.
What I can offer
A range of options for working with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologists can work in a range of ways to understand distress and relationships. My offer can be direct therapy, training, supervision or consultation to teams. Read on to learn more about what IÂ can do for you.
Therapy
Direct 1:1 Therapy
Finding the right professional for such difficult moments in life can be hard. I work to build trust quickly and with ease in order to think about your wellbeing. I specialise in trauma, perinatal trauma & loss and life transitions. I utilise many modes of therapy including EMDR, CFT and MBT. I am HCPC registered.
Supervision
Clinical supervision to other healthcare professionals
I currently offer support to HCPC registered Clinical Psychologists. I have previously supported junior colleagues such as Assistant Psychologists. I have offered clinical supervision to a range of professionals including, but not limited to; midwives, neonatal networks, lived experience leads and practitioners, nurses and psychological professions.
Training
Specialist knowledge in an approachable way - for health care professionals & VCSE organisations on a variety of topics including cultivating compassion, introduction to mental health & wellbeing & the perinatal period.
Recent training has been on Introducing Compassion to Healthcare Systems; Looking after yourself in VCSE Organisations and The Perinatal Period & Attachment Difficulties.
Consultation
Team and organisational support in service development, clinical pathways and innovative ways of working.
I currently offer consultation as a Clinical Research Fellow to Kings College on supporting services to develop intervention pathways when infants are separated from their parents at birth. I have offered consultation on content for a NHIR trial of mentalisation with young people using technology, research papers on compassion and how to support groups of people that find themselves marginalised by services. This work is varied and includes reviewing and writing content, alongside, supporting and developing clinical pathways. Please do contact me for more information.
Dr Victoria Selby
More About Who I Am
I have worked in the realms of psychology for the past 15 years. I have Undergraduate and Doctorate level qualifications in Clinical Psychology and I am registered with the HCPC. During my time in the National Health Service (NHS), in the U.K. I have progressed into the role of Consultant Clinical Psychologist. I have a wealth of clinical and organisational experience.
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I have shaped, mobilised and designed public services alongside developing specialist interest in the areas of trauma, perinatal mental wellbeing (including loss) and adaptations to life transitions.
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I work relationally, focusing on making meaning and understanding distress, alongside others. I utilise a collaborative and integrative approach to psychological care. I am training in various forms of therapy including; EMDR, Metallisation Based Therapy (MBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).
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I pride myself on being transparent and open about what I can support you with - this high integrity approach to your health and wellbeing is important to me and I am open to discussing your needs and if we can work together from the outset. I can provide a free initial conversation, mainly so you can recognise I am a 'real person' and that we can begin to see if I would suit the plans you have for your own journey.
Working Hours
Please contact me for more information about full or half days of training & consultation
Available for direct clinical work Monday, and Friday daytime, Wednesday afternoons. Evening appointments available on discussion. Responsive to email outside of these hours on victoriaanneselby@gmail.com
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