David Spivey, BACP

David Spivey is a UK-licensed therapist with 16 years of professional experience and registration with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He works with people facing relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, stress and anxiety, family and intimacy concerns, anger, career challenges and life transitions, and offers additional support for caregivers, issues around divorce and separation, end-of-life and hospice matters, men’s midlife concerns, and workplace or financial strain.

His professional background is wide-ranging, including roles in retail, two decades as a construction business owner, and more recent work as a manager in the voluntary sector supporting homeless young adults and unpaid carers. Voluntary service in a hospice and mentoring for the Princes Trust have informed his understanding of bereavement and practical life pressures.

David practices from a humanistic, relational perspective within a transpersonal framework - an approach that permits the use of metaphor, symbolism, dreams and imagery alongside conversational work. He integrates counselling and coaching skills with a soulful outlook and adapts sessions to meet each client’s needs, creating an open, non-judgmental space for reflection. He recognises that common themes such as depression, anxiety, relationship strain or financial worry will present uniquely for each person and works to help clients discover fresh perspectives and practical steps toward a more fulfilling life.

He shares the C.S. Lewis line: "You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending."

Integrating Relational and Jungian Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy places the relationship and the client’s experience at the heart of the work - the therapist listens without judgement and helps the client explore feelings, values and goals at their own pace. This approach can be especially helpful for people seeking greater self-understanding, support with self-esteem, or a non-directive space to process life changes.

Attachment-based therapy focuses on patterns of relating that develop in close relationships. It helps people understand how early attachments influence current partnerships and family dynamics, making it useful for relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and responses to stress.

Jungian therapy brings attention to imagery, dreams and symbolism as ways to access deeper layers of meaning. It can support clients working with life purpose, grief, transitions or a sense of an unlived life by opening new pathways for insight and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the process - David will work collaboratively with each client to identify which methods fit best with their needs, goals and preferences. He adapts techniques as the work evolves so the therapy remains practical and relevant.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to access support from different locations. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and allow clients to choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable for them.