Verity Spencer, BACP

Verity Spencer helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues. Parents and people facing life changes often contact her about sleeping problems, anger, career strain and compassion fatigue.

Verity is a BACP psychotherapist with 14 years of experience. She works in a calm, non-judgemental way so people can talk about difficult feelings. Her aim is to help reduce confusion and make space for clearer choices and practical coping strategies.

Her approach is integrative. She blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking and elements of cognitive behavioural therapy. In practice this might mean reflective conversation to understand patterns, alongside practical steps to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

Verity’s past work includes counselling in a boarding school and a psychological support service for young people. She also spent several years as a news broadcaster in radio and television, which shaped her experience of working with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

She makes a point of recognising cultural and religious differences and treats people with respect. To begin, people are invited to take a small step and complete the initial matching process before arranging sessions.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how close relationships shape feelings and expectations. It can help with relationship worries, attachment issues and feelings of loneliness by looking at past and present relational patterns.

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s own experience at the centre. The therapist listens carefully, reflects back what is heard and helps people find their own solutions, which is useful for low self-esteem, grief and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a shared task. Verity will work with each person to understand their goals and preferences and recommend what to try first. This might mean using reflective conversation for clarity, or pairing that with practical exercises to manage anxiety and sleeping problems.

Please check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as options are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that having therapy that fits into everyday life helps them keep going with the work between sessions.