Verity Spencer , BACP

Verity Spencer is a BACP-accredited integrative psychotherapist with a BSc in Psychology from London and more than fourteen years of clinical experience with teenagers and adults. Based near Virginia Water in Surrey, she has worked in a range of settings including a boarding school and a psychological support service for young people in Bracknell, Berkshire, and brings that varied background to her practice.

Her approach combines person-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking and cognitive behavioural techniques, creating an integrative framework that aims to reduce confusion and help people make informed choices about their lives. She offers dependable, calm support where clients can explore feelings and develop new perspectives to manage challenges or make positive changes.

Verity has supported people with PTSD and CPTSD, relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, stress, bereavement and loss, loneliness and low self-esteem, among other concerns. She is mindful of each person’s worldview and works to hold an awareness of cultural and religious differences. Her prior experience as a news broadcaster in the UK and abroad has informed her ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds, and many clients have found her respectful of different societal norms.

Recognising that taking the first step can require courage, she treats people with care and respect and aims to create an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment.

Therapeutic approaches and online support with Verity Spencer

Verity works from an integrative base and commonly draws on attachment-based therapy, client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy to tailor care to each person's needs. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns and can help with intimacy-related issues, attachment difficulties and recurring relationship problems by exploring relational history and emotional needs.

Client-centred therapy emphasises a non-directive, empathic stance where the person leads the pace of work; it can be especially helpful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and navigating life changes by offering acceptance and understanding without judgment. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) addresses the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical strategies for managing anxiety, stress, low mood and sleep difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and Verity collaborates with each person to determine what fits best based on their goals, preferences and the issues they bring. She works with clients and licensed professionals in a way that allows flexibility to adapt methods over time.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from home. These formats offer practical flexibility for scheduling, ongoing check-ins and different ways to work that suit individual comfort and communication styles.