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- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship difficulties
- Grief and loss
About Verity
Verity Spencer is a BACP counsellor with 14 years of experience. She works with adults and teenagers in the United Kingdom and supports people facing anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, trauma and parenting stress.
Verity uses a mix of approaches including client-centred therapy, psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions focus on helping people name what they are feeling, make sense of difficult patterns, and try practical steps that reduce distress. She aims to help people manage immediate problems and think about longer term change.
Her background includes work in a boarding school and a psychological support service for young people in Bracknell, Berkshire. She also spent years as a radio and television news broadcaster, experience she says helped her work with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
In sessions she listens for how a person’s relationships and early attachments shape present difficulties. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships and psychodynamic thinking to explore repeating themes. CBT methods are offered to test and change unhelpful thoughts and routines.
People who come to her commonly want clearer ways to cope with stress, sleep problems, low self-esteem, bereavement, or the fallout from relationship issues. The aim is practical understanding and gradual change rather than quick fixes. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session.
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How Verity uses approaches in online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when problems repeat in close relationships or when people feel stuck in the same emotional responses. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can make sense of their feelings and decide on next steps. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers straightforward techniques to test negative thoughts and adjust unhelpful routines, which can reduce anxiety and sleep problems.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist and client review needs, goals and preferences together and agree which methods to use. That collaborative process is used to plan what to try first and how to review progress.
Practical benefits of remote sessions should be checked before booking because session formats are not specified here. Ask about the available session options when you sign up. Remote work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins or avoid travel, and let people choose whether to use video or not based on what suits them in the moment.
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Areas of expertise
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Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain and related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is integrative and person-centred, combining listening with practical steps from cognitive behavioural work and exploration of relationship patterns.
How long has she practised?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with teenagers and adults in a variety of settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
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, use the urgent help numbers.