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About Verity
Verity Spencer works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and issues such as trauma, grief and parenting concerns. She uses an integrative approach that combines person-centred work, psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. Verity is a BACP member and has 14 years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy.
Verity offers a steady, practical way of working. Sessions focus on helping people make sense of feelings, reduce confusion and make clearer decisions. She helps clients identify patterns that cause distress and practises techniques to manage symptoms such as sleep problems, anger or overwhelming anxiety.
Her background includes time working in educational and youth psychological support settings and experience in broadcasting, both in the UK and abroad. That work involved team and solo roles and contact with people from many cultures, which informs her awareness of cultural and religious differences in therapy.
In the room she listens without judgement and pays attention to each person’s view of the world. Treatment draws on psychodynamic thinking to look at past influences, client-centred conversations to follow what matters to the client, and CBT methods for practical coping skills.
Verity supports people through life changes such as separation, illness and bereavement. She also helps with family-related strains, attachment issues, intimacy concerns and work-related stress. Practical steps and clearer thinking are combined with attention to feelings and relationships.
How her therapeutic approaches work in remote counselling
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It helps when intimacy, trust or repeated relationship difficulties are causing distress and focuses on improving connection and emotion regulation.
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor follows what matters most to the client, helping them to express feelings and make decisions without imposing a direction.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is useful for managing symptoms such as anxiety, low mood and sleep problems with clear strategies and exercises.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and agree a plan together, reviewing what helps as therapy progresses.
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Questions about Verity
- Does she work with anxiety?
- Yes. She supports people managing anxiety with practical coping strategies and reflective work.
- What kind of counselling does she offer?
- She practises an integrative approach using client-centred methods, psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
- How long has she been practising?
- She has 14 years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy.
- Is she a member of any professional body in the UK?
- She is a BACP member, as stated in her credentials.
- Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
- Sessions are offered in English.
- Do you take clients outside the UK?
- She does not accept international clients at this time.
- How much do sessions cost?
- Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
- How do I begin sessions with her?
- Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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