Verity Spencer MBACP, BSc Psych (Lon). Advanced Dip. Integrative Counselling
About me
Verity is a qualified Humanistic Integrative Counsellor and offers professional psychological support in a dependable, calm and confidential environment, where you will have an opportunity to explore your feelings and to understand yourself and your life from a different perspective. The aim is reduce confusion and to enable you to make informed choices, manage challenges, or to make positive changes.
The process involves making connections and then identifying what changes can be made in your life. Therapy also encourages you to recognise and consider what cannot be changed.
Many people are nervous at the prospect of coming to counselling, especially if it is for the first time, so the first appointment provides an opportunity to discuss your reasons for attending counselling and to consider the best way forward.
Verity is a member of BACP (The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and is a graduate member of the BPS (The British Psychological Society).
Training, qualifications & experience
Previously, Verity was a news presenter in Norwich, Bahrain and London.
After completing a degree in Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London, she obtained an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling, a BACP accredited course with CPPD in London. This provided a solid foundation in the major approaches of Psychodynamic Concepts and Person Centred Counselling.
Verity also has an Advanced Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
She undertakes clinical supervision, a regular programme of continuing professional development, and is a member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), and as such is bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice.
She runs a private practice on the outskirts of Virginia Water, and works with adults who are experiencing relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, stress, bereavement and loss, and low self-esteem.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Fees for one to one counselling are £45 per 50 minute session.
Please do enquire about the possibility of concessionary rates.
