Inner Child Work UK
Internal Family Systems Therapy UK
A compassionate approach to therapy that gets to the root of the issue and creates lasting change.
Heal attachment issues with openness and compassion, break people-pleasing patterns, and build secure, internal attachment.
Find the clarity and support to leave relationships that are abusive or unsupportive, and build the assertiveness, self-trust, self-worth, boundaries and relational discernment to choose relationships based on capacity and compatibility, not attachment activation or trauma bonding.
Release stored emotional energy from the body and strengthen your relationship to yourself.
Fully trained in IFS with the IFS Institute, 2021 · 12 five-star Google reviews · Based in Gateshead, with online sessions available further afield.
5
years of experience in IFS THERAPY
500+
clients helped
45k+
followers on social media
240+
essays written
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my experience of ifs
Hi, I’m Victoria Hockaday and I have built a thriving private practice helping people heal with internal family systems therapy and breathwork.
I was once frustrated and hopeless about whether I could heal and I believed I was hardwired. It wasn’t until I came across internal family systems therapy, everything changed.
IFS therapy helped me heal tremendously, healing my nervous system and strengthening the relationship with myself. IFS therapy was the most compassionate form of therapy I had ever experienced. I had worked with several therapists, but it wasn’t until I worked with a practitioner who was spiritual in their approach, was I able to heal.
Ever since, I have witnessed the transformative power of IFS, helping people reconnect with a more compassionate, grounded, and self-assured sense of self, creating lasting change in the way they relate to themselves and the world around them.
What can IFS
do for you?
Ease or heal depression & anxiety
Unburden the fear of abandonment and rejection
Break people pleasing patterns
Take back control of your life after abuse
Improve self-compassion and emotion regulation
Create emotionally meaningful relationships from Self
Choose partners that make life easier & not harde
Common topics I work with
Self-esteem, self-confidence and sense of self
Depression & anxiety
Childhood Emotion Neglect (CEN)
Abandonment wound
Narcissism abuse
Codependency
Connecting to feminine energy & creating community for your mental health
Chronic stress, burnout and rest
Trauma bonding
My approach in therapy
Somatic (sessions aren’t intellectual but meditative)
Spiritual (connecting to guides, such as Jesus, Buddah or Allah, because Self is spiritual)
Supportive (inviting animals in guided visualisations to support exiles that carry fear & aloneness
Empowering (connecting you to parts and guides that support you)
Intuitive & relational
Trauma-informed
My primary method
My primary framework for my therapy is Internal Family Systems Therapy. Internal Family Systems Therapy is a type of therapy that is grounded in the theory that our inner world consists of parts (or sub-personalities) and that together these parts form a protective system in an attempt to protect us from pain. We all have parts. It’s normal to have parts that we develop from stressful life experiences.
From time to time, our various parts conflict with each other and act in unhelpful and dysfunctional ways and we can feel fearful and stuck. Most people can think of a time when they were aware of different parts of themselves. For example, we might think ‘On the one hand I know I need to speak up for my needs, but on the other hand, I am worried that others will get angry at me’.
The good news is that these internal parts are not set in stone and they can change and transform with time and inner work. Our parts also have innate gifts and Internal Family Systems can help us draw upon our vulnerabilities to find resilience and wellbeing. The goal of Internal Family Systems is to become aware of our own parts, befriend them and unburden them from hurt and pain, so we can achieve balance and find inner harmony.
what clients say...
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Testimonial from Client
Healing and more healing
A walk by the park, children running, ducks quacking, pigeons flying. A safe space to think and process all the stress and anxiety of the day-to-day. It’s stunning how the right words from the right person can lead you to disconnect from how stressful this life can be. I am used to talking to people about how I feel. Vicky went for a different approach, teaching me how to talk to myself, to my body, to my stress, to my day-to-day load. Understanding how important is to have compassion on me. So, my best advice for you is to close your eyes and let the professional teach you. You won’t regret a second of it. Thank you for bringing so much peace and equilibrium to my life.
Hosted by VICTORIA HOCKADAY
LOVE YOURSELF PODCAST
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IFS HELPS YOU DETACH FROM UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND DEVELOP RELATIONAL DISCERNMENT
IFS and codependency
book an appointment
Currently fully booked. Please complete the form below to join my waiting list. I no longer offer free consultations. When a space becomes available, you’ll have the option to book an initial therapy session.
where to find me - free parking
Hypoint, Saltmeadows Rd, Gateshead NE8 3AH
phone
+447597678100
phone
English Speaking Therapist in Newcastle and online for UK, EU & US Clients