About Verity
Verity Spencer helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, sleep problems, low self-esteem and major life changes. Verity works with concerns such as anger, career worries, compassion fatigue and intimacy-related issues.
Verity is a BACP-accredited counsellor with 14 years of experience. She uses a mix of approaches so conversations are shaped by what each person needs.
How Verity works
Sessions aim to reduce confusion and help people make clearer choices about their lives. Her style is calm and dependable. She offers a space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken without judgement.
Verity pays attention to each person’s view of the world and shows respect for cultural and religious differences. Verity combines person-centred listening with ideas from cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic approaches. That means she both listens closely and helps spot patterns in thinking and behaviour that get in the way.
The work can include exploring past experiences that affect current relationships and wellbeing. Her background includes counselling in a boarding school and a psychological support service for young people. She also worked for several years as a radio and television news broadcaster, which brought experience of many cultures and team environments.
That mix of clinical and real-world experience informs her practical approach. People who see Verity usually find sessions focus on understanding problems, learning small changes, and planning next steps. The aim is clearer thinking and better ways to cope with life’s pressures.
Verity lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Verity works with
The areas below are the ones Verity selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people look at how early bonds influence current relationships. It is useful for intimacy worries, attachment issues and patterns that make close connections difficult.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding from the person’s point of view. It suits people who need a compassionate space to talk and to make sense of their feelings.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and teaches practical steps to change them. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and stress management.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Plans are flexible and can change as understanding grows, with the therapist and client deciding the best next steps collaboratively.
Online sessions can be delivered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and text options can suit short check-ins or people who prefer written reflection. Many people find the variety helps them keep up with regular sessions and make steady progress.
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