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Tamsyn Spear, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 11 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Coping with life changes

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Tamsyn Spear is an integrative counsellor who combines person-centred listening with practical ways to move forward. She focuses on creating a calm, non-judgemental space so people can talk about what matters to them. Her approach is collaborative - she works alongside clients to identify the changes they want to make and how to get there.

Tamsyn has worked in the UK voluntary sector and the NHS and brings over 11 years of counselling experience.

Background and approach

Before that she supported adults, children and families through local council services, so she is familiar with a wide range of life situations and pressures. This background informs a down-to-earth way of working with clients. She helps people with stress and anxiety, low mood and depression, relationship and family problems, grief and trauma, and issues around self-esteem and motivation.

Tamsyn also supports parents and carers facing the strains of raising and caring for children. Her practice covers addiction concerns, anger and compassion fatigue as well. Tamsyn draws on a blend of person-centred counselling, transactional analysis and Gestalt approaches.

She also uses brief cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness practices, attachment concepts and elements of systemic family practice to suit each person’s needs. Creative techniques are used when they might help someone express themselves in different ways. She aims to make the first steps easier by explaining options clearly and working at the client’s pace.

People who want practical, compassionate support to set goals and try new ways of coping may find her style helpful.

Approaches that shape online counselling

Person-centred counselling focuses on listening without judgement and helping people feel understood. It is useful for building confidence, exploring values and finding a way forward when life feels stuck.

Transactional analysis looks at patterns in how people relate and communicate. It can help with relationship problems, communication difficulties and recognising repeated ways of reacting that hold someone back.

Gestalt work and brief cognitive behavioural ideas are used to bring awareness to current feelings and to try practical changes. These approaches can be helpful for stress, anxiety, low mood and making small, manageable behavioural adjustments.

Tamsyn treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals and preferences and adapt techniques to suit what the client wants to achieve. The aim is to agree on methods that feel useful and realistic for the individual.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or times when writing feels easier. These options help make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work and family life.

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Tamsyn works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma, addictions and a range of self-esteem and life-change issues.

What is her style of therapy?

She uses an integrative approach that centres on person-centred counselling, alongside transactional analysis and Gestalt methods to suit each person.

How much experience does she have?

She has over 11 years of experience working as a counsellor, including roles in the voluntary sector and the NHS.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to work online.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Experience: 11 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Tamsyn Spear, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that shape online counselling

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety