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Victoria Matthews-Patel
WHO AM I?
PROFESSIONALLY
I am a Self-Worth and Wellbeing Coach (Coach Training with Co-Active Training Institute).
I am Trauma-Aware and am currently undertaking my Trauma-Informed Training with Lou Lebentz at The Voyage Academy.
I am also a Circles Facilitator and successfully completed the Creating Circles course with Sally Golightly in 2023.
My first book, It's Not Just You, Making Sense of Life and Thriving After Growing Up in an Emotionally Dysfunctional Family. was published in 2023.
I worked in education, in the mainstream and charity sectors, for 25 years.
My work involved supporting, teaching, training, managing and coaching people of all ages, especially championing those who had low self-worth and who felt like they didn't belong.
I am neurodivergent (Audhd) and I work from a neurodivergent-affirming and inclusive perspective.
I am proud to be a member of the Association for Coaching and I adhere to its quality and standards
PERSONALLY
I am compassionate, warm, open-hearted and chatty.
I am a deep thinker and I feel things deeply.
I love to laugh.
I love time with my people and time on my own.
My passions are:
Going out in nature with my dog and feeling a sense of peace
Theatre, concerts and cinema
The vibrancy, anonymity and buzz of a big city
Travelling to new places
Qigong
Food - I love cooking for my family and eating out
Football - watching on TV, not playing!
And last but not least...Strictly Come Dancing!
MY SELF-DISCOVERY
I went on my own self-discovery journey after completely losing my sense of self and having a breakdown in 2018, after years of ill physical and mental health.
My relationship with myself and the way I approach life has been transformed.
I am one compassionate, glorious woman who knows her worth and what she deserves.
It has been hard work but it has been so worth it for the multitude of emotions that I now feel.
During my healing, professional support, reading and research and connection with other like-minded people helped me uncover and process years of attachment and relational trauma, and bullying from people in my life. Trauma that impacted my physical and mental health for years.
You can read about my trauma healing and how I went from surviving to thriving in my book, "It's Not Just You".
HOW CAN YOU WORK WITH ME?
Through compassion-focused and bespoke 1-2-1 online coaching delivered nationally and internationally on Zoom.
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