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Valerie Stanley-Brooks, BACP

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

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Valerie Stanley-Brooks is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings 25 years of experience to one-to-one and couple work, combining practical listening with structured techniques. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people manage worry, loss, relationship strain and life changes.

Valerie uses a mix of approaches chosen to fit each person’s needs. She draws on client-centred listening to help people feel heard.

Background and approach

She adds cognitive behavioural tools to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Trauma-focused and psychodynamic ideas help when past experiences keep affecting daily life. Her day-to-day work covers stress, anxiety and depression, plus grief and recovery after abuse or other trauma.

She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy problems, addiction concerns, parenting stress and career transitions. Practical problems such as sleeping or eating difficulties are also part of her practice. Valerie has worked in schools, therapy services and voluntary projects, which shaped a flexible way of working.

She offers resources and exercises clients can use between sessions to build on in-person work. Sessions are aimed at finding small, doable changes alongside deeper emotional understanding. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

She works with adults and couples, helping people find clearer thinking, calmer feelings and safer relationships in their day-to-day lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Valerie uses client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural techniques to guide online work. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening carefully and reflecting what matters to you, helping people feel understood and more able to talk about difficult feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour, offering practical exercises to reduce anxiety, lift mood or change unhelpful routines.

She also draws on trauma-focused and psychodynamic ideas when past experiences affect current life. These approaches aim to help people make sense of recurring patterns and reduce the hold of difficult memories on everyday decisions. Choosing an approach is a collaborative process and she works with each person to find what fits their goals and preferences.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging so people can pick what suits their situation. Video is useful for deeper, face-to-face feeling work; phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Text or chat can be good for quick check-ins or when writing helps organise thoughts. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit therapy into a busy life.
What kinds of concerns does Valerie help with?
The practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Valerie also supports people with addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends client-centred listening with structured approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy and trauma-focused work. Sessions aim to combine emotional understanding with practical steps you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Valerie has 25 years of professional experience working across educational, therapeutic and voluntary settings. That background informs a flexible approach to different problems.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted, and arrangements can be made regardless of location.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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