About Victoria selden, psyd
Find clarity and relief from trauma and anxiety
If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck, you're not alone.
Many of my clients remember a time when life felt more manageable. When they felt present and weren't constantly bracing for the next hard moment. If those days feel far away right now, you're in the right place.
I'm Dr. Victoria Selden, a Clinical Psychologist based in downtown Concord, Massachusetts. I specialize in trauma and anxiety treatment, helping people work through past experiences that continue to shape their present. I see clients in person in Concord and online throughout Massachusetts.
My approach blends practical, present focused tools with deeper insight-oriented work, drawn from several evidence-based frameworks:
CBT to build coping skills and manage day-to-day stress
Psychodynamic therapy to explore long-standing emotional patterns and where your symptoms come from
EMDR to process trauma at a nervous-system level, not just an intellectual one
IFS principles to understand the different parts of you driving your symptoms and help them work together rather than against you
For clients who haven't found full relief through these approaches alone, I also offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and a specialized integration of ketamine with EMDR, Ketamine Assisted EMDR Therapy (KA-EMDR), grounded in training with Danielle Ciccone and Michele Topol. These approaches can reach material that's felt too overwhelming to access through talk therapy alone.
No two people arrive at therapy carrying the same history or looking for the same outcome so no two treatment plans should look the same either. Whatever combination of these approaches fits, we'll build it together based on what's actually worked for you and what hasn't.
If you're ready to start feeling like yourself again, I'm here to help you take that next step.
please Hear me when I say:
You are not broken. Your body and mind have simply learned to protect you in ways that once made sense. But those same patterns can start to feel like a cage and are no longer serving you.
How I work
I combine practical tools with deeper therapeutic work so you can experience real, lasting change.
In each session, we’ll focus on what you need in the moment while also working at the root of what’s causing your distress.
I use a blended approach that includes:
EMDR to help you reprocess painful experiences and reduce the emotional charge they carry.
IFS principles to understand and support the parts of you that carry fear, pain, or protection.
Psychodynamic insight to explore where patterns began and why they persist.
CBT strategies for day-to-day relief, helping you manage thoughts, reactions, and anxiety more effectively.
Ketamine-assisted treatments (KAP and KA-EMDR), when appropriate, to help access and process material that's felt too overwhelming to reach through talk therapy alone.
Together, we build skills for the present and do the deeper work necessary for long-term healing.
My Training & Education
Dr. Victoria Selden, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Education:
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), William James College, Newton, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Licenses & Certifications:
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Massachusetts
EMDR Trained, EMDRIA-approved program
EMDRIA Certified Therapist
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Professional Certificate, University of Vermont
Training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), Boston Psychedelic Therapy, Boston, MA
Professional Affiliations
American Psychological Association (APA)
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA)