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Valerie Skerrett, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 9 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Self esteem Depression

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Valerie Skerrett helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She supports those struggling with self-esteem, motivation, addictions and career concerns. Relationship and intimacy issues are part of her work, along with eating concerns and trauma and abuse.

Valerie uses a calm, practical style to help people take steady steps forward. Valerie has nine years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Background and approach

She creates sessions where people can speak honestly and be heard without judgement. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on small, achievable changes. In meetings she listens first, then helps people spot patterns that keep problems going.

Together they map out goals and try out different ways of handling upsetting thoughts and feelings. The emphasis is on what will work for each person in their everyday life. Valerie also addresses complex family-related matters such as blended family dynamics, communication problems, separation, infidelity and caregiver stress.

She supports people dealing with ageing and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life counselling, and the strains that come with being a carer. People from LGBT communities, men facing identity or life-purpose questions, and those wrestling with isolation or jealousy find her practical approach helpful. Sessions combine listening, gentle challenge and structured planning to make progress feel doable.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy

Many effective therapeutic approaches can be adapted to online work. A commonly used method focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people notice automatic thoughts and choose more balanced responses.

Another approach uses structured goal-setting and behavioural experiments. It breaks bigger problems into small actions to try between sessions, which can improve confidence and build momentum for change. This is useful for motivation, career issues, addictions and rebuilding routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and choose techniques together based on what the person needs and prefers. That collaborative process means methods are adjusted over time as progress is made.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break, and live chat or text messaging are useful for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family and other commitments.

What issues does she support?

Valerie works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem and addictions. She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns and career or life-change difficulties.

How does she approach therapy?

She listens carefully and helps people spot unhelpful patterns. Sessions focus on practical steps and achievable goals tailored to each person.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy work.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to start?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Experience: 9 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Valerie Skerrett, BACP

Background and approach

How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety