A compassionate approach to therapy that gets to the root of the issue and creates lasting change.

Heal trauma with openness and compassion. Break relational patterns and raise your vibration to attract and manifest relationships and opportunities from a place of power and not fear.

Giving you all the tools you need to heal or ease anxiety, chronic stress, depression and CPTSD by reconnecting to your true self that has boundaries and values. Release emotional energy from the body and strengthen the connection to yourself.

7 5 star reviews on Trustpilot. I operate from Gateshead and offer therapy online.

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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, power & control

Improve self-compassion and emotion regulation

Create emotionally meaningful relationships from Self

Choose partners that make life easier & not harder

Let go of fear & insecure attachment

Create internal secure attachment and consciously choose relationships based on compatibility 

 

Common topics I work with

Depression & anxiety

Childhood Emotion Neglect (CEN)

Abandonment wound

Narcissism abuse & legal abuse

Codependency

The mother wound

Emotionally unavailable partners

Abuse and coercive control

Isolation

Betrayal wound 

Ostracised wound

The sister wound

Connecting to feminine energy & creating community for your mental health 

Chronic stress, burnout and rest

 

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)

Astrotherapy (reflecting on birth charts exploring traits & patterns

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

Neurodivergent- informed

In tune with self-employment professionals who experience overwhelm, lack support & want business therapy

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...

Great

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Rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 6 reviews
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Rating 5 stars
By ANDRES CAMILO RONCANCIO LUNA

about 24 days ago

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.

Rating 5 stars
By Tobias

about 4 months ago

Vicky has been really valuable

Working with Vicky has been a really valuable experience. During our sessions, she helped me understand what was getting in the way, and why i was feeling lost, and helped me reconnect with a more natural, effortless states of being. She created a safe and supportive space where I felt comfortable exploring my thoughts without judgment. I come away from the sessions feeling lighter, calmer, and with a much clearer understanding of myself and direction. The insights and practical tools she shared have stayed with me and have genuinely helped me approach life with more ease and confidence. I would highly recommend Vicky to anyone looking to better understand themselves and create more flow in their life.

Rating 5 stars
By andrew h

about 2 months ago

My experience

When I first got in touch with Vicky 5 months ago, I was struggling with social anxiety and panic attacks. I wasn’t connected to myself and by working with Vicky, I learned how to connect with the real core self, my true self. She’s very compassionate, patient and truly cares. Through IFS and breathwork I’ve been able to maintain a sense of calm and control in my life.

Rating 5 stars
By Esteban Carlos Dundic

about 2 months ago

Highly recommendable!

IFS therapy with Vicky was a compassionate approach to healing my parts and I’ve felt a lot more calm and have a better understanding of myself after working with her. Highly recommendable!

Rating 5 stars
By Antonio Covelli

about 2 months ago

Finding clarity confidence and peace

As a client of Vicky’s, I found her to be incredibly supportive, compassionate, and insightful. Our work together helped me gain clarity, overcome limiting beliefs, and develop a stronger connection with myself. I’m very grateful for the positive changes this journey has brought and would highly recommend Vicky to anyone seeking healing and personal growth.

Rating 5 stars
By Hessa AlKaabi

about 1 year ago

Peeling the layers back to myself

Over the past year, I committed to one of the most transformative journeys of my life: healing my inner child. I was fortunate to walk this path with my therapist, Vicky -a presence so calm, grounded, and steady that she created the safety I needed to grow, untangle, and release. Through this journey, layers of fear began to dissolve. I confronted limiting beliefs I didn’t even know I carried. I let go of inner blockages that had shaped my reactions, my expectations, and the way I received the world. With each session, something softened… and something strengthened. This work liberated me. I found myself living, working, and connecting from a clearer, freer place. My meaningful relationships became richer and more authentic. The questions that once weighed heavily on my heart finally had space to breathe - and the clarity that emerged was invaluable. Inner child work is not instant. It peels gently, a layer at a time, and each layer reveals a deeper truth. But the unfolding is worth it. I am deeply grateful for this experience. It was exceptional - a gift I didn’t know I needed -and I would recommend it to anyone seeking deeper alignment, peace, and a fuller sense of self.

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Hypoint, Saltmeadows Rd, Gateshead NE8 3AH

EMAIL

vicky@innerchildwork.co.uk

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+447597678100

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English Speaking Therapist in Newcastle and online for UK, EU & US Clients