Verity Spencer

Verity Spencer is a BACP counsellor with 14 years of practice who helps people facing separation, grief and relationship strain. She supports those coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and other life changes. Her manner is steady and respectful, aimed at helping people think things through and make clearer choices.

She uses an integrative approach that draws on client-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural methods. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, making sense of feelings, and trying new ways of responding. Conversations are kept straightforward so practical steps can follow.

Verity’s background includes work with young people in school and community settings, and several years in radio and television. That experience shaped the way she listens to different viewpoints and adapts to varied cultural perspectives. She is based in the United Kingdom and works with adults.

In sessions she aims to reduce confusion and support people to manage challenges or make considered changes. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where feelings can be talked through. Verity encourages gentle curiosity about patterns that keep causing pain.

People come to her for a wide range of concerns beyond separation, including trauma, bereavement, parenting strain, intimacy issues and work-related stress. She explains therapeutic options plainly and helps people choose what might suit them best.

How these approaches can help online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and expectations. It looks at patterns of closeness and distance and can help with intimacy issues, trust and repeating negative cycles in relationships.

Client-centred work puts the person’s experience at the centre of sessions. The therapist listens without judgement and follows the person’s pace, which can help when someone needs time to make sense of big life changes or loss.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels helpful. Together they will try different ways of working and adjust the approach as needed.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are offered before booking. The biography does not list specific formats, so confirm the current options when you arrange a first meeting. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow quieter check-ins during a lunch break or between commitments.