Verity Spencer , BACP

Verity Spencer is a BACP psychotherapist with 14 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship worries, low self-esteem and bereavement. She works with adults on problems such as depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, parenting strains and coping with life changes. Verity aims to make the first step into therapy simple and respectful for people who feel uncertain about reaching out.

Her approach is calm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on helping people talk through what matters to them and on practical ways to manage difficult feelings. Verity uses listening, reflective questioning and clear explanations so clients can better understand their patterns and choices.

She draws on a blend of client-centred work, psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural tools to match what each person needs. That means sometimes the sessions look at past experiences that shape current difficulties, and sometimes they focus on small changes you can try between meetings.

Verity has worked in schools and youth services as well as community settings, and previously worked in radio and television. This background contributes to a relaxed, approachable style and an ability to work with people from varied cultural and religious backgrounds.

Sessions are available in English and are offered across video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Verity’s practice follows BACP registration standards and is based in the United Kingdom.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Attachment-based work helps people understand how early connections affect current relationships. Online this can involve talking about patterns, noticing how you feel in relationships, and building new ways of relating that improve trust and closeness.

Client-centred therapy focuses on empathetic listening and reflecting back what you say. The therapist offers non-judgemental attention so people can explore feelings, make sense of experiences and find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and manage anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Verity will discuss different ways of working and decide together which methods fit a person's goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility and more ways to stay connected. Video calls can mirror in-person contact, phone sessions use less bandwidth and suit people who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text messaging make short check-ins and written reflection easier. These formats make it simpler to arrange therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on meaningful therapeutic work.