- strengths-based work
- life transitions
- guilt and shame
About Victoria
Victoria Standley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Mexico with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and depression. She also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety.
Victoria uses a strengths-based approach that looks at the skills and values people already have. Sessions focus on practical steps and real-world strategies that build on what is working. She aims to help people notice their own resources and apply them to present challenges.
Her background includes a SAFE Home Study certification and board certification as a clinical supervisor. She has spent two decades supporting people through life transitions and offering family and parenting coaching. She also provides clinical supervision, consultation, and training related to strengths-based work.
In session she keeps language straightforward and action oriented. Conversations often include clarifying current goals, identifying habits or beliefs that keep someone stuck, and practicing small changes to test new ways of coping. Victoria describes the work as collaborative and focused on usable skills.
People considering sessions should confirm current session options before booking. The practice is offered in English and is based in New Mexico. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
Victoria uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills and observable changes. One common approach she employs focuses on identifying existing strengths and using them to address current problems; this helps people test small changes and notice what shifts. Another approach centers on stabilizing responses to strong emotions and disruptive thoughts, offering straightforward strategies for managing anxiety, shame, or trauma reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Victoria collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and what comes up in early sessions. Together they consider which techniques feel workable and adjust the plan as progress becomes clearer.
The biography indicates there are in-person, remote, or hybrid options, but clients should confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let someone join a session when stepping out for a break, when bandwidth is limited, or when a phone call is preferable to video. These practical benefits are weighed alongside clinical fit when scheduling remote work.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, and depression, plus related areas like communication, forgiveness, guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a strengths-based style that looks at existing skills and values, then helps people try practical steps to reframe and respond to those feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Victoria has 20 years of experience working with people through transitions, parenting concerns, and mood and anxiety issues.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Mexico and practices there.
Does she work in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography notes in-person, remote, or hybrid options; confirm current session formats before booking to be sure they meet your needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.