Verity Spencer, BACP

Verity Spencer is a counsellor with 14 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She works with adults and teenagers on issues such as low self-esteem, grief, intimacy concerns and coping with major life changes. Verity also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting strain, sleep problems, career pressures and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is integrative and straightforward. She combines person-centred ways of working with psychodynamic thinking and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions focus on listening closely, making sense of feelings, and trying practical steps to ease distress. The aim is to reduce confusion and help people make clearer choices about their lives.

Verity holds a BACP accreditation and a BSc in Psychology from London. She previously worked in school counselling and a psychological support service for young people in Bracknell, Berkshire. Her background also includes several years as a radio and television broadcaster, which shaped her experience of working with people from varied cultures and backgrounds.

In sessions she aims to create an open, non-judgemental atmosphere where people can speak freely. She pays attention to each person’s viewpoint and cultural or religious differences. Verity describes her role as helping clients understand themselves better and find manageable ways forward.

To begin, people complete the site’s short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. The platform uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Verity’s approaches work for online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and expectations. It helps when someone struggles with trust, closeness or repeating painful patterns in relationships. Client-centred work puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, using listening and reflection to help people find their own answers and feel heard.

The choice of method is often part of therapy itself. Verity will work collaboratively to decide which approaches suit a person’s needs and goals. Together they will try ideas, review what helps, and adjust the way they work if needed.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, allowing shorter check-ins or sessions that avoid travel. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a quieter arrangement during a break from work. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor the approach to practical constraints while focusing on the issues that matter most.