Verity Spencer, BACP

Verity Spencer is a BACP-accredited integrative psychotherapist with a BSc in Psychology from London, practising near Virginia Water in Surrey. She brings over fourteen years of experience supporting both teenagers and adults, drawing on previous roles in a boarding school and a psychological support service for young people in Bracknell, Berkshire.

She offers dependable, calm and personal psychological support that gives people space to explore their feelings and to see their lives from a different perspective. Her work aims to reduce confusion and to enable individuals to make informed choices, manage challenges or pursue positive change.

Her integrative training combines person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches, allowing her to tailor work to each person’s needs. She supports people through a range of difficulties including PTSD and CPTSD, relationship problems, depression, anxiety, stress, bereavement, loss, loneliness and low self-esteem.

Verity maintains an open, non-judgmental therapeutic stance and is mindful of each client’s view of the world. She also spent several years working in the UK and abroad as a radio and television news broadcaster, an experience that widened her exposure to people from many cultures and ways of life. That experience has attracted clients from diverse backgrounds, who have said they found it helpful that she understands religious and cultural differences and shows respect for others' societal norms.

Recognising that taking the first step can take courage, Verity treats people with respect and care as they begin their therapeutic work.

Adapting Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and emotional responses. It explores patterns of closeness, trust and dependence to help people understand difficulties with intimacy, family dynamics and attachment-related concerns.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathy, unconditional acceptance and a non-directive stance from the therapist. This approach supports self-exploration and can be useful for building self-esteem, processing life changes and addressing feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and develop practical strategies to change them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, low mood, stress and sleep-related difficulties and aims to offer concrete tools for managing everyday challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify the best fit based on needs, goals and personal preferences. Verity will discuss different methods and adapt the work so it feels appropriate and achievable.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for many people. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family or other commitments and allow registered professionals to provide consistent support across different formats and communication styles.