Tamsyn Spear , BACP

Tamsyn Spear is a counsellor with BACP registration and over 11 years of therapeutic practice in the United Kingdom. She creates a calm, respectful space where people can say what they are finding hard and begin to think about change. Tamsyn works alongside clients so they feel involved in planning what comes next.

Her background includes roles in the voluntary sector, the NHS, and local council services. This gave her experience supporting adults, children, young people, parents and carers with a wide range of concerns. She has also provided supervision to other therapists and worked in child and adolescent mental health settings.

Tamsyn supports people with stress, anxiety, low mood and depression. She helps with relationship and family problems, parenting strain, grief and recovering from trauma or abuse. Addictions, anger and compassion fatigue are also within her experience.

She often works on issues such as attachment, codependency, blended family challenges and communication problems. She also helps people facing life transitions, midlife questions, feelings of emptiness, guilt or shame, and finding purpose after separation or loss.

Tamsyn uses a flexible, collaborative approach in sessions. She listens without judging and includes practical techniques when these suit the person. Her aim is to support clients to identify the changes they want and to take the next steps towards them.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Person-centred counselling focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. The aim is to offer acceptance and empathy so people feel able to share what matters to them and explore change. This approach helps with self-esteem, low mood and finding direction.

Brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy uses focused exercises and practical strategies to tackle patterns of thinking and behaviour that maintain anxiety or depression. It is useful when someone wants clear tools to manage symptoms and test new ways of coping.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will explore goals, preferences and practical needs and agree together which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as progress is made.

Online therapy with Tamsyn can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Video calls suit longer discussions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief reflections, check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options add flexibility and make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives.