Providing Support to Those Who Support Others
Qualifications, Training, and Skills
PhD Health and Wellbeing, MA, BA Hons, DTLLS
30 years experience as a practitioner working in mental health, veteran support, substance misuse, homelessness, domestic abuse and violence, student academic and wellbeing support.
- Emotional support and active listening
- Counselling and reframing skills
- Brief intervention techniques PTSD Focused (The Answer Method and The Rewind Technique)
- Trauma-informed practice
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Risk assessment and safeguarding
- Crisis support and de-escalation
- Signposting and referral management
- Solution-focused approaches
- Workplace wellbeing
- Motivational interviewing principles
- Psychoeducation
- Remote support delivery
- Multi-agency working
Dr Victoria May's Story and Mission
Born and raised in Falmouth and with over 30 years of experience working with vulnerable individuals including veterans, victims of crime, domestic violence, general anxiety, and student academic support and wellbeing, Dr Victoria May is dedicated to offering trauma-informed talking therapy, coaching, mentoring, and clinical supervision tailored to the unique needs of individuals and workers. With her own lived experience of trauma, inequality, and struggle, Dr May's mission is to create a safe, reflective space that respects confidentiality and encourages individual growth and resilience in a highly stressful world.
Connect for Personalised Support
Reach out to schedule trauma-informed clinical supervision or coaching sessions that nurture resilience, effective reframing, and reflective practice. Dr Victoria May is committed to guiding individuals with compassionate, ethical support designed to empower lasting positive change.
Testimonials
"Victoria’s involvement has had a truly transformational impact—not only on me personally but across the wider organisation. The wellbeing supervisions I’ve received have supported me to reflect more deeply on my practice, build my confidence, and grow into a more effective and compassionate leader."
"With 26 years of experience line managing teams, I believed I had a solid and effective approach. However, through this process I’ve realised how much more is possible. I’ve shifted my leadership style in a way that fosters accountability with support—something I had not seen successfully embedded in social care before. This change has positively affected the teams I lead. They are more focused, energised, and empowered to grow their own skills. There is now a shared clarity of purpose and direction that has made a tangible difference in how we work together."
"The ripple effect of this approach across the service has been incredible. We are already seeing the beginnings of cascaded learning, with other leaders and teams starting to adopt similar reflective and trauma-informed practices. Victoria’s work has sparked not just personal transformation, but organisational change—laying the foundations for a more resilient, compassionate, and values-led culture."
"Victoria's involvement has been very positive. The clinical wellbeing supervisions that I have been having have supported me to be more reflective, be a confident and better leader, and ignite my passion around trauma informed approaches which in turn helped me to recognise and believe in my own self-worth."