Tamsyn Spear

Tamsyn Spear is an integrative counsellor with over 11 years of experience supporting people across the UK. She bases her practice on a person-centred approach and works alongside clients to identify the changes they want to make. Tamsyn aims to create a respectful, inclusive space where people can talk about what matters to them and explore next steps.

She has worked in voluntary services and the NHS, and has experience as a therapy supervisor and a child and adolescent mental health worker. Before that she spent several years providing therapeutic support through local council services. This breadth of settings means she has seen a wide range of life challenges and responses.

Tamsyn helps people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. She also supports those facing relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma, addiction concerns and parenting strains. Divorce and separation is listed among her focus areas, and she can help people process the changes that follow major life transitions.

Her way of working mixes person-centred listening with elements of Transactional Analysis and Gestalt. She also uses mindfulness techniques, brief cognitive behavioural ideas, systemic family practice and attachment-informed thinking. The methods are chosen with the client and tailored to each situation.

Tamsyn is experienced supporting children, young people and adults, and she has worked therapeutically with parents and carers. She aims to help people build motivation, self-esteem and confidence so they can move towards the life they want.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online support

Person-centred work places the person and the therapeutic relationship at the centre. In practice this means listening without judgment and helping clients decide what they want to change and how to get there. Transactional Analysis looks at how people relate to each other and to themselves, helping identify unhelpful interaction patterns and find new ways of communicating.

These approaches are used collaboratively. The therapist and client discuss which methods might help and try things out together. Finding the right fit is treated as part of the process, with options adjusted as therapy progresses to match needs and goals.

Practical benefits of online therapy are that it can fit more easily into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions that suit different energy levels such as audio-only conversations if video is difficult. Because this profile does not specify which session formats are offered, confirm current online and in-person options before booking so you know what will be available.