Valerie Taylor, BACP

Valerie Taylor is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety and major life changes. She works with clients on relationships, self‑esteem, motivation and confidence. Valerie also supports people dealing with grief, addiction and long‑term health and caregiving strains. She draws on almost two decades of practice to offer steady, practical support.

Valerie believes each person knows their story best and helps them find what already works. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple steps clients can try between meetings. She uses Client‑Centred Therapy to follow the client’s lead and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviours.

Her approach is conversational and down to earth. Valerie listens first, then offers strategies that fit everyday life. She pays attention to relationships, intimacy concerns, eating and body image, and to how stress and chronic illness can affect mood and choices.

With 19 years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Valerie combines practical tools with patient listening. She aims to help people build coping skills, regain confidence and find clearer ways forward.

People who want straightforward, collaborative work tend to do well with her style. To begin, readers can use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to availability.

How Valerie’s approaches translate to online counselling

Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. The counsellor offers empathy and space, helping people talk through what matters most and find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link. It uses practical experiments and simple tasks to test new ways of coping, which can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Valerie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. Together they set small, achievable steps and review what helps over time.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to keep continuity when life is unpredictable. Some people find shorter check‑ins or phone sessions work better on busy days, while others prefer longer conversations when they can. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. The focus is on making therapy manageable and useful within everyday routines.