Verity Spencer, BACP
Verity Spencer is a counsellor with 14 years of experience who offers help for people dealing with depression, anxiety and relationship strain.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self Esteem
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About Verity
Verity Spencer is a counsellor with 14 years of experience who offers help for people dealing with depression, anxiety and relationship strain. She aims to make the first step less daunting by meeting people with respect and calm. Verity uses straightforward language and a steady presence so conversations feel manageable from the start.
Her background blends several approaches. She trained in psychology (BSc Psychology) and holds BACP accreditation. Verity draws on client-centred listening, psychodynamic thinking about past patterns, and cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thoughts and actions that maintain distress.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on helping someone understand their feelings and make clearer choices. That might mean looking at how earlier relationships shape current ones, trying practical strategies to ease sleeplessness or low mood, or talking through grief and life changes. She keeps work grounded and practical rather than abstract.
Verity has worked in school and youth support settings and spent years as a radio and television broadcaster in the UK and abroad. That experience contributes to an ability to connect with people from different backgrounds and to notice cultural or religious factors that matter in conversations. People can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to talk.
The aim is to reduce confusion, help manage challenges and support steps towards change. Sessions are offered in English and are provided online by appointment in the United Kingdom.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 54795 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Verity works with
Everything Verity lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Verity lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and to try small, practical changes. CBT-style tools can help with low mood, anxiety and sleep problems by breaking problems into manageable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Verity discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods as things progress. That collaborative planning helps make the work relevant to everyday life.
Online sessions include video calls, phone conversations, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and non-verbal cues, phone calls suit people who need less bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can work for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Verity help with?
She supports people with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues and related problems such as grief, sleep difficulties and low self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and down-to-earth. She listens in a client-centred way and combines talking about past patterns with practical strategies for day-to-day problems.
How much experience does she have?
Verity has 14 years of experience working in counselling roles and support services, together with earlier work in broadcasting that involved international teams.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and a BSc in Psychology. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin work with Verity?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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