- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting and communication
- Trauma informed support
About Victoria
Victoria Standley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Mexico with 20 years of experience. She works with people who struggle with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and depression. Victoria also focuses on communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
Her approach emphasizes building on the strengths a person already has. Victoria helps people identify practical skills and values they can use right away. Sessions aim to be straightforward and solution-focused, with attention to how daily life affects mood and behavior.
Victoria has worked in clinical roles and provides supervision and consultation to other clinicians. That background informs how she plans sessions and sets goals with each person. She brings nearly two decades of experience into each conversation.
When parenting or relationship issues come up, Victoria uses coaching-style problem solving to clarify roles and improve communication. For trauma and abuse she combines careful listening with paced interventions designed to reduce overwhelm and increase stability.
People who meet with Victoria can expect clear explanations of next steps and simple techniques to practice between sessions. To begin, she asks about current priorities and what a reasonable first goal would look like. Her practice is based in New Mexico and sessions are conducted in English.
How evidence-based strategies are used in remote sessions
Victoria describes her work as strengths-based and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support people managing anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. One common approach is skills-focused work that teaches specific coping strategies for stress and anxiety, such as breathing, grounding, and behavioral experiments to test fears. These techniques are practical and meant to be practiced between sessions to build confidence.Another approach is paced trauma-informed care that moves slowly and focuses on stabilizing reactions before addressing painful memories. This method emphasizes regulation skills and step-by-step processing so people feel less overwhelmed while working on trauma-related concerns. Both approaches are presented in clear, ordinary language and tied to everyday routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work with the therapist. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Decisions about focus and pace are made together, and she adjusts plans based on how someone responds.
The biography lists in-person, remote, and hybrid options, but current session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that feel less disruptive to daily life. Different formats can also help when someone prefers a shorter check-in or wants to avoid commuting, and the therapist will discuss practical options during the initial scheduling process.
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 address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, and depression. Additional areas include communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a strengths-based, practical style that focuses on skills and values people already have. Sessions tend to be straightforward with clear steps to try between appointments.
What experience does she bring?
Victoria has 20 years of clinical experience working in mental health and also provides supervision and consultation to other clinicians.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Mexico and practices from New Mexico locations; sessions are conducted in English.
Does she work with clients in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions in-person, remote, or hybrid options. Please confirm current session formats before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.